Dallas, Texas

What Dallas is made of: the communities whose institutions are here, the sectors its 102,229 businesses sit in, the franchises already on the ground, and the services a newcomer could start.

102,229 businesses on file · 176 trades · 33 sectors · census population 1,299,553 · registry population 1,300,000 · built from geonet.dallas on 2026-10-07

Businesses102,229
100% carry coordinates
Specialised in12
trades above the national pattern
Best suited toStudents and young adults
on the census signals below
Franchise brands362
already operating here

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1

The local economy

What the business base is made of, what it is specialised in against the national pattern, and what that mix implies. This is the part a development office would read first.

Composition, not health. geonet records what trades exist and where; it does not record formation, closure, employment or revenue, so none of those appear here. What makes this economics rather than a directory is the NAICS coding: it lets the local mix be read against the BLS survival curves and against the 323 industry groups this research has screened.

The two biggest markets here

Every industry group on this page links through to its NAICS page, and to the screened market report where this research has one — that is what the trait-to-NAICS coding buys.

Business density78.7
businesses per 1,000 residents, against the 2021 census count of 1,299,553
Breadth of the base273
broad — 112 industry groups, top three 18.7%
Survival the mix implies56.2%
at five years, against 51.4% for all private establishments
Coded to NAICS52.7%
of which 77.9% unambiguous

What this city is specialised in

Location quotient is this city's share of a trade divided by the same share across 10 US metro tables. Above 1.25 is the conventional threshold for a local specialisation.

Thin against the national pattern

Common trades that are under-represented here. For someone deciding what to open, this is the more useful half of the table — though a gap can mean unmet demand or a market that does not work here, and this does not tell you which.

The base against the entry screen

Businesses by the entry signal of the industry group they sit in, from the /markets screen. A large "structure decides" share means most local trades are ones where being better than the incumbent does not by itself win. A trade is matched to the screened record at whatever level the research wrote it — the same code, a broader one, or a narrower one. Where a group holds several screened sub-markets the count is shown, because no single one of them speaks for the whole group.

Enter
20.3%
10,959 businesses
Caution
59.7%
32,188 businesses
Structure decides
19.9%
10,746 businesses
Not screened
0%
0 businesses

How to read the survival figure

Each sector's five-year establishment survival rate, weighted by how many of this city's businesses sit in that sector. It is a property of the MIX, not of these businesses — it says what survival this composition would imply at US private-sector rates, because no Canadian equivalent series exists.

Weighted over 99% of the coded base — public administration carries no curve. Source: Business Employment Dynamics — Table 7, Survival of private sector establishments by opening year, US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

And what it does not measure

A "mixed" trait is one that genuinely spans codes — "computers" covers systems design, repair and supply. The clear share is how much of this reading rests on unambiguous coding. Business density also reflects how completely the directory covers a place, not only how many businesses are in it — so it compares poorly between a city the register knows well and one it does not.

2

Who lives here, and who the city is for

The census: the only figures on this page that count people rather than businesses, and the three cohort readings they make possible.

The register says what trades exist. The census says who lives here — and it is the only thing on this page that counts people. Figures are American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates for Dallas city, Texas, the incorporated place, which is the city proper, and every comparison is against the United States as a whole, from the same ACS tables.

Detailed language is not published for American places. B16001, the table with individual languages, has no place-level rows; C16001 is what exists, and it names six languages and groups the rest into families. A Canadian city on this site names about forty.

Population1,299,553
census 2021
Median age33.4
against 38.7 nationally
Immigrants23.4%
against 13.9% nationally
Median rent$1,403
against $1,348 nationally

Who the city is for

Three readings, each built from real numbers against real benchmarks. This is not an index. Every signal is shown with its own value, its benchmark and which way it points, and the band simply counts how many point the same way — so a reader who disagrees with one signal can drop it and still use the rest.

Seniors

thin

Is this a place to grow old, and is the care here?

Residents 65 and over 11.4% ▼16.8%
Residents 85 and overthe group that needs care rather than the group that is merely retired 1.3% ▼1.9%
Median age 33.4 years ▼38.7 years
Poverty ratethe US poverty threshold — a different definition from the Canadian pages, and not comparable to them 17.2% ▼12.4%
Medical clinics per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register 0.31 –
Pharmacies per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register 0.19 –
Median rent 1403 $/mo –1348 $/mo

A high share of over-65s says other people made this choice; it does not say the care exists. The register has no category for a hospital at all, so distance to an emergency department is still missing.

Students and young adults

strong

Is there a reason to be here between 19 and 25, and can they afford it?

Residents 20 to 24 7.3% ▲6.5%
Residents 15 to 19the cohort arriving next 6.3% –6.5%
Renter householdsa rental market is what makes a place possible to move to 57.6% ▲35%
Median rent 1403 $/mo –1348 $/mo
Unemployment rate 4.9% –5.2%
Degree holders in the adult population 37.4% –35%
Drinking places and recreationfrom the register 351 –

Post-secondary institutions in the city are listed further down this page; where there are none, a high 20-to-24 share usually means work rather than study.

Newcomers and other-language speakers

moderate

Is there already a community here, and has anyone built anything for it?

Foreign-born residents 23.4% ▲13.9%
Arrived 2010 or laterthe band the ACS publishes; the Canadian pages use 2016 to 2021, so the two are not comparable 35.4% ▲29.4%
Speak a language other than English at home 38.2% –
Language groups above the reporting floor 12 –
Median household income 67760 $ ▼78538 $

The American census does not publish individual languages for a city — only the eleven groups below, six of which are single languages. A Canadian city on this site names about forty, so the two sections are not the same depth and should not be read as if they were.

What is spoken at home, and whether anyone built for it

The register-versus-census cross-check on the Canadian pages is not possible here: the ACS publishes language in groups, so "Other Indo-European languages" cannot be matched against an institution that names a community.

Spoken most often at homeSpeakers ShareCommunity in the register Institutions
Spanish 424,346 32.7% not mapped to a marker 0
Other and unspecified languages 19,276 1.5% not mapped to a marker 0
Other Indo-European languages 15,635 1.2% not mapped to a marker 0
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages 8,599 0.7% not mapped to a marker 0
French, Haitian, or Cajun 6,308 0.5% not mapped to a marker 0
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) 6,147 0.5% not mapped to a marker 0
Vietnamese 5,518 0.4% not mapped to a marker 0
Tagalog (incl. Filipino) 2,483 0.2% not mapped to a marker 0
Arabic 2,411 0.2% not mapped to a marker 0
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages 2,409 0.2% not mapped to a marker 0
Korean 2,137 0.2% not mapped to a marker 0
German or other West Germanic languages 1,758 0.1% not mapped to a marker 0

The rest of the profile

CharacteristicHereCanada
Residents 65 and over 11.4% 16.8%
Residents 85 and over 1.3% 1.9%
Residents 20 to 24 7.3% 6.5%
Arrived 2016 to 2021 35.4% 29.4%
Non-permanent residents — —
Speak a non-official language at home 38.2% —
Renter households 57.6% 35%
Spending 30% or more on shelter — —
Participation rate 68.8% 63.5%
Unemployment rate 4.9% 5.2%
Median household income, 2020 67760 $ —
Median after-tax household income, 2020 — —
Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) 17.2% —
Bachelor degree or higher 37.4% —

The one thing to keep in mind

Five-year estimates pooled over 2019–2023, so a figure is an average of the period rather than a single year, and every value carries a margin of error this extract does not keep. Unlike the Canadian census, which counts everyone, the ACS is a sample — a small place's figures are correspondingly uncertain. ACS five-year estimate for the incorporated place, which is the city proper. It will differ from the figure in wander.regions, which is sometimes a metropolitan population.

Source: American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates — Table-based summary file, 2023, United States Census Bureau, under the US federal government work, public domain. National comparison: The United States row of the same ACS tables, not an average of places — roughly a third of Americans live outside any incorporated place, so summing places would understate the country.

3

The communities the register shows

A community appears in the business register before it appears in prose — a national church, a society, a credit union, a newspaper. Those are counted as institutions, and they are what suggests residents. A restaurant serving a cuisine is counted separately as trade, because every city has those and they say nothing about who lives nearby. The ranking is by institutions.

CommunityInstitutions WorshipTrade Where it shows
Spanish-speaking 25 17 218
institutions on Forney Rd (2)
trade on Harry Hines Blvd (9) · Greenville Ave (4) · W Jefferson Blvd (4) · N Stemmons Fwy (4)
East Spanish Congregation · Trinity Hispanic Ministry · Spanish Master
Korean 12 10 12
institutions on N Stemmons Fwy (2)
trade on Royal Ln (2)
Dallas Samil Korean Prsbytrn · Korean War Project · Korean First Baptist
Islamic 6 5 1
institutions on S Harwood St (2)
Dallas Masjid of Al Islam · Oak Cliff Islamic Center · Dallas Masjid Ofal Islam
Jewish 3 3 13
trade on Northaven Rd (5) · Arapaho Rd (2)
Israelite Baptist Church · Dallas Hebrew Free Loan Association · Jewish Ritual Preservation
Vietnamese 3 2 4
trade on Bryan St (2)
Vietnamese MAA Of Dallas · Vietnamese Church · Vietnamese Redemptorist
Chinese 2 2 60
trade on Skillman St (2) · E Levee St (2) · E Northwest Hwy (2) · Audelia Rd (2)
First Chinese Baptist Church · Grace Chinese Evangelical Chr
Dutch 2 — 29
Homeowners Holland Park · La F Holland
Japanese 2 1 16
trade on Dallas Pkwy (2)
Japanese Lanaguage Advance · Japanese Baptst Church N Texas
Greek 2 2 10
institutions on Hillcrest Rd (2)
trade on Main St (2) · Preston Road (2)
Greek Orthodox Church · Greek Orthdox Chrch Holy Trnty
Irish 2 — 8
Hibernia School Irish Dance · Emerald Schl Irish Step Dncing
Brazilian 2 2 4
Christian Brazilian Church · Brazilian Seventh Day Adventst
Eritrean 2 2 —
Gospel Light Eritrean · Eritrean Orthodox Tewahed
French 1 — 51
trade on Walnut Hill Ln (2) · Preston Rd (2) · Greenville Ave (2)
French American Chamber Cmmrc
Persian 1 1 5
Iranian Baptist Church Dallas
Ethiopian 1 1 4
Emmanuel Ethiopian Christian
Arabic-speaking 1 — 3
Arabic Language School
Filipino 1 1 —
Filipino American Un Meth Chrc
Italian — — 46
trade on Dallas Pkwy (4)
Thai — — 36
trade on Greenville Ave (4) · Greenville Ave #230 (2) · N Stemmons Fwy (2)
Swiss — — 15
trade on Swiss Ave (3)
German — — 14
Caribbean — — 13
Polish — — 9
Scottish — — 8
trade on Welborn St (3)
Russian — — 7
Czech — — 2
trade on Military Pkwy (2)
Danish — — 2
trade on Alpha Rd (2)
Swedish — — 2
Indigenous — — 2
Turkish — — 1
Welsh — — 1
Maltese — — 1
4

Where the communities are

Streets, not neighbourhood names. The data knows that Greek institutions sit on one street and Greek restaurants on another; it does not know the word "Greektown", so it does not use it.

Spanish-speaking

institutions on Forney Rd (2)
trade on Harry Hines Blvd (9) · Greenville Ave (4) · W Jefferson Blvd (4) · N Stemmons Fwy (4)

Korean

institutions on N Stemmons Fwy (2)
trade on Royal Ln (2)

Islamic

institutions on S Harwood St (2)

Jewish

trade on Northaven Rd (5) · Arapaho Rd (2)

Vietnamese

trade on Bryan St (2)

Chinese

trade on Skillman St (2) · E Levee St (2) · E Northwest Hwy (2) · Audelia Rd (2)

Japanese

trade on Dallas Pkwy (2)

Greek

institutions on Hillcrest Rd (2)
trade on Main St (2) · Preston Road (2)

French

trade on Walnut Hill Ln (2) · Preston Rd (2) · Greenville Ave (2)
5

What the city is made of

Every business on file, grouped by the sector it trades in. This is the economic-development view: where the 102,229 businesses actually are, and the specific trades inside each sector.

SectorBusinesses ShareWhat is in it
Living 6,547 6.4% place of worship (2238) · apartment (1157) · cleaning (821) · furniture (722) · daycare (341) · property (325) · veterinary (173) · appliances (170)
Business 4,959 4.9% consulting (2061) · accounting (896) · government (490) · association (480) · foundation (236) · vending (125) · cemetary (51) · auction (33)
Finance 4,234 4.1% insurance (1945) · bank (951) · real estate (536) · mortgage (162) · loans (114) · credit union (102) · stock broker (63) · bankruptcy (13)
Construction 4,203 4.1% home builder (1025) · painting (745) · general contractor (454) · plumbing (425) · heating and cooling (276) · roofing (242) · concrete (222) · carpet (175)
Automotive 3,737 3.7% autos (1552) · auto repair (1134) · tires (237) · auto parts (127) · detailing (57) · motorcycle (33) · scooter (28) · bank (7)
Dining 3,716 3.6% restaurant (3217) · pizza (236) · pubs (59) · steakhouse (52) · diner (50) · fast food (40) · burgers (31) · mexican food (10)
Law 3,630 3.6% lawyer (1153) · mediator (85) · paralegal (11) · insurance (8) · real estate (3) · bank (2) · bankruptcy (1) · diner (1)
Beauty 3,506 3.4% hair stylist (2440) · dentist (622) · barber (247) · bank (1) · landscaping (1)
Retail 3,442 3.4% jeweler (725) · gifts (685) · photography (606) · flowers (287) · convenience (270) · antiques (244) · toys (206) · fuel (135)
Realty 3,022 3% real estate (2994) · realtor (24) · bankruptcy (2) · auction (1) · vineyard (1)
Health 3,000 2.9% physician (1062) · medical clinic (404) · home healthcare (229) · chiro (215) · pharmacy (156) · optical (96) · fitness club (81) · medical supplier (32)
Tech 2,353 2.3% computers (1625) · telecom (233) · wireless (188) · real estate (3) · landscaping (1) · insurance (1)
Media 2,059 2% advertising (825) · signs (746) · printing (287) · books (195) · garden (2) · bank (1) · real estate (1) · landscaping (1)
Logistics 1,421 1.4% truck transportation (620) · storage (265) · packaging (86) · wholesale (60) · railroad (27) · forklifts (13) · towing (13) · real estate (6)
Travel 1,338 1.3% travel agent (503) · motel (363) · airline (76) · hotel (66) · parking (61) · truck rental (42) · bnb (9) · real estate (3)
Education 1,239 1.2% school (866) · writing (203) · library (97) · garden (26) · bank (2) · insurance (1)
Entertainment 1,209 1.2% video producer (412) · amusement (248) · video (162) · nightclub (146) · museum (64) · music instruments (58) · games (56) · zoo (13)
Food 1,171 1.1% grocer (586) · baker (311) · catering (119) · seafood (75) · ice cream (72) · insurance (2) · pubs (2) · garden (1)
Living & Home 1,167 1.1% greenhouse (5) · garden (4) · scooter (2) · insurance (1)
Retail Goods 1,088 1.1% insurance (2) · garden (1)
6

The franchises already here

Brands from a register of 2,024 franchise systems, matched into this city by name. A high count is a signal in both directions: the territory works, and it may be taken.

112 of these brands are a single common word — Metro, Avenue, Budget — so their counts include businesses that merely share the word. They are marked rather than dropped.

BrandCategory HereWorldwide
7-Eleven convenience 96 30,000
Bank of America bank 75 —
ACE Cash Express cash 49 1,573
Jack in the Box fastfood 43 2,079
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service tax 42 —
U-Haul car 39 13,700
CVS Pharmacy pharmacy 36 6,100
Enterprise Rent A Car car 36 5,400
Tom Thumb supermarket 33 62
Taco Bell tacos 30 5,845
Burger King fastfood 29 11,000
Rent-A-Center retail 29 3,500
Pizza Hut pizza 25 10,000
Discount Tire auto 24 —
Public Storage locations home 23 2,000
Wal-Mart retail 21 6,500
Hertz Rent A Car car 18 7,000
Home Depot home 18 2,104
Dollar General convenience 17 8,205
Jiffy Lube auto 17 2,200
Advantage Rent A Car car 15 —
Blockbuster Video video 15 5,900
Pizza Inn pizza 13 410
Pro-Cuts hair 13 177
Budget Rent A Car car 12 1,900
Curves For Women fitness 12 10,000
Holiday Inn businesshotel 12 —
Dairy Queen fastfood 10 5,900
Hollywood Video video 10 2,700
Palm Beach Tan health 10 106
Taco Bueno fastfood 10 150
Taco Cabana fastfood 10 150
Nine West retail 9 —
Office Depot retail 9 1,091
Smoothie King dessert 9 442
Merle Norman Cosmetics retail 8 2,000
Motel 6 budgethotel 8 360
Salvation Army retail 8 —
Ann Taylor retail 7 —
Bally Total Fitness fitness 7 390
Chick-fil-A fastfood 7 1,250
Great Clips hair 7 2,600
IKON Office Solutions retail 7 400
Liberty Tax Service tax 7 —
Pearle Vision specialty 7 100
Sunglass Hut retail 7 —
Baskin Robbins dessert 6 2,800
Dollar Rent A Car car 6 600
Fantastic Sams hair 6 1,350
Golden Corral food 6 357
Little Caesars Pizza pizza 6 1,800
Marble Slab Creamery dessert 6 616
NAPA Auto Parts auto 6 18,000
Pizza Patron pizza 6 65
Ramada Inn familyhotel 6 740
Sign-A-Rama specialty 6 800
Super Wash auto 6 288
Toys "R" Us retail 6 1,400
Waffle House food 6 1,500
ACE Hardware hardware 5 4,700
Banana Republic retail 5 —
Best Western businesshotel 5 4,200
Carlson Wagonlit Travel travel 5 4,300
Fiesta Mart supermarket 5 50
General Motors auto 5 —
Payless Shoesource shoestore 5 5,000
Pei Wei Asian Diner food 5 78
Red Roof Inn economyhotel 5 325
Save-A-Lot supermarket 5 1,160
Au Bon Pain deli 4 250
Brooke Insurance insurance 4 600
Circuit City retail 4 600
Courtyard by Marriott businesshotel 4 —
Days Inn economyhotel 4 —
Express Personnel Services job 4 500
Group USA retail 4 26
John Deere auto 4 —
Polo Ralph Lauren — 4 —
Sport Clips hair 4 400
Sylvan Learning school 4 710
Williams-Sonoma inc 4 212
Worldwide Express post 4 —
Alamo Rent A Car car 3 1,000
Atlanta Bread coffee 3 110
Betsey Johnson retail 3 —
Brooks Brothers retail 3 —
Burlington Coat Factory retail 3 350
California Pizza Kitchen pizza 3 210
Calvin Klein mensunderwear 3 —
Candlewood Suites extendedstayhotel 3 —
Cash Plus cash 3 100
Charlotte Russe retail 3 —
Edward Jones Investments tax 3 —
Embassy Suites upscalehotel 3 —
Half Price Books book 3 85
Jamba Juice dessert 3 707
Jenny Craig fitness 3 640
Keller Williams Realty realestate 3 633
Linens 'n Things retail 3 500
Mimi Maternity retail 3 —
Miracle-Ear specialty 3 1,500
Outback Steakhouse food 3 —
Residence Inn by Marriott extendedstayhotel 3 —
Ritmo Latino retail 3 43
St. John retail 3 —
Thomas Cook travel 3 700
Tin Star food 3 50
Tommy Bahama retail 3 70
Winn-Dixie supermarket 3 525
A Pea in the Pod retail 2 —
American Eagle Outfitters retail 2 827
Armani Exchange retail 2 108
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill fastfood 2 300
Big Boy food 2 —
Bob Evans food 2 600
Brighton Collectibles retail 2 —
Cash Store cash 2 —
City Market supermarket 2 38
Cold Stone Creamery dessert 2 1,350
Cole Haan retail 2 —
Comfort Inn familyhotel 2 —
Crystal Glass auto 2 —
Decorating Den specialty 2 —
Disney Store retail 2 —
Edwin Watts Golf retail 2 60
Finish Line retail 2 700
Great Plains retail 2 6
Hawthorn Suites accommodation 2 95
Holiday Inn Express familyhotel 2 —
HomeVestors of America realestate 2 253
Johnny Rockets fastfood 2 141
KB Toys retail 2 5
Lions Club club 2 —
Liz Claiborne retail 2 —
Manchu WOK fastfood 2 200
Omni Hotels luxuryhotel 2 39
Panda Express fastfood 2 1,072
Pasta House food 2 30
Peter Piper Pizza pizza 2 139
Petite Sophisticate retail 2 —
Precision Tune Auto Care auto 2 420
Restoration Hardware retail 2 103
Sam Goody retail 2 —
Storage Plus specialty 2 23
Stride Rite shoestore 2 —
Super 8 economyhotel 2 —
Things Remembered retail 2 600
Tommy Hilfiger retail 2 122
Visiting Angels senior 2 —
Whole Foods Market health 2 198
AAA Travel travel 1 —
Allen Edmonds retail 1 —
American Leak Detection specialty 1 —
Anne Fontaine retail 1 —
Apple Store retail 1 194
Bargain Shop retail 1 165
Batteries Plus retail 1 254
Bimbo Bakeries coffee 1 —
Bonus Building Care specialty 1 —
Book Rack book 1 200
Boston Pizza pizza 1 250
Buca di Beppo food 1 105
Candy Bouquet dessert 1 815
Cheeburger Cheeburger food 1 —
Cheesecake Factory food 1 108
Chicken Delight fastfood 1 50
Christian Dior fashion 1 —
Cleaning Authority cleaner 1 179
Closet Factory retail 1 74
Coverall Cleaning Concepts cleaner 1 90
Crowne Plaza upscalehotel 1 —
Cruise Holidays travel 1 125
Cruise Planners travel 1 —
DHL Express post 1 6,500
Earls Restaurant food 1 52
Econo Lodge budgethotel 1 —
Eddie Bauer retail 1 370
Edo Japan food 1 90
Eileen Fisher retail 1 —
Express Oil Change auto 1 161
Extended Stay America extendedstayhotel 1 680
Extreme Pizza pizza 1 30
Fish Window Cleaning cleaner 1 211
Flying J Travel Plaza fuel 1 220
Franklin Covey retail 1 100
Good Feet retail 1 153
Handyman Connection specialty 1 —
Handyman Matters specialty 1 130
Hard Rock Cafe food 1 140
Harley Davidson locations motorcycle 1 —
Home Instead Senior Care senior 1 700
Homestead Studio Suites extendedstayhotel 1 —
Huntington Learning Center school 1 253
InterContinental Hotels Group inc 1 3,600
InTown Suites extendedstayhotel 1 —
J.Crew retail 1 255
JAN-PRO cleaner 1 75
Jersey City retail 1 18
Kate Spade retail 1 —
Kay Jewelers retail 1 839
Kenneth Cole retail 1 —
Kitchen Solvers specialty 1 —
Krispy Kreme coffee 1 298
La Vie en Rose retail 1 150
Lands' End retail 1 19
Lawn Doctor specialty 1 475
Lilly Pulitzer retail 1 90
Little Gym school 1 —
Massage Envy health 1 151
Max Mara retail 1 —
Mega Wraps deli 1 —
Merry Maids cleaner 1 970
Micro Center retail 1 —
More Space Place specialty 1 38
Mr. Lube auto 1 88
Pak Mail post 1 430
Panera Bread deli 1 —
Pilot Travel Centers fuel 1 266
Planet Hollywood food 1 18
Pop-A-Lock specialty 1 163
Qdoba Mexican Grill food 1 400
Regal Entertainment Group entertainment 1 584
Rent-A-Wreck car 1 —
Rosewood Hotels accommodation 1 22
Ross Stores retail 1 714
Rotary Club club 1 —
Saks Fifth Avenue retail 1 54
Sharper Image retail 1 190
Sir Speedy Printing specialty 1 —
Sports Authority retail 1 400
St. Regis luxuryhotel 1 —
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner cleaner 1 300
Steak 'n Shake food 1 —
Steve Madden retail 1 —
Sur La Table retail 1 57
Taco Del Mar fastfood 1 260
Taco Time fastfood 1 300
Takeout Taxi specialty 1 —
Thomas Pink retail 1 60
Town Shoes retail 1 26
Trade Secrets health 1 70
UNIGLOBE Travel travel 1 700
Urban Outfitters retail 1 —
Value Village retail 1 190
West Marine specialty 1 400
Wet Seal retail 1 330
Wherehouse Music retail 1 —
Wild Birds Unlimited retail 1 307
Wing Zone food 1 85
World Hotels accommodation 1 500
Limited name only retail 86 —
AllState name only insurance 71 —
Manor name only retail 50 —
Starbucks name only coffee 50 3,500
Renaissance name only upscalehotel 36 —
Walgreens name only pharmacy 34 4,000
AutoZone name only auto 30 3,800
Albertsons name only supermarket 27 564
Champion name only supermarket 24 1,000
Eckerd name only pharmacy 24 1,549
Michaels name only retail 23 805
Progressive name only supermarket 23 150
Whataburger name only fastfood 23 680
Hallmark name only greetingcards 20 5,600
Kroger name only supermarket 19 2,507
Sears name only inc 19 2,300
RaceTrac name only fuel 18 525
Marriott name only upscalehotel 17 2,800
Coach name only luggage 16 —
Burton name only retail 14 —
YMCA name only fitness 14 —
SuperCuts name only inc 13 2,000
Hyatt name only upscalehotel 12 —
Diana name only supermarket 11 3
Greyhound name only travel 10 —
Midas name only auto 10 1,800
Wingstop name only fastfood 10 263
Honda name only car 9 —
Sheraton name only upscalehotel 9 —
Bebe name only retail 8 —
Chipotle name only fastfood 8 —
Toyota name only car 8 —
Clarion name only businesshotel 7 —
PETsMART name only pet 7 885
Stitches name only retail 7 —
Tiffany name only retail 7 150
Borders name only book 6 559
Cintas name only specialty 6 350
Jacob name only retail 6 200
Krystal name only fastfood 6 400
Talbots name only retail 6 592
Volkswagen name only — 6 —
Nissan name only auto 5 —
TCBY name only fastfood 5 —
Blackwell name only book 4 6
Fossil name only retail 4 —
Fuddruckers name only food 4 200
Gymboree name only retail 4 550
InterContinental name only luxuryhotel 4 —
Irma name only supermarket 4 71
Myer name only retail 4 60
Roots name only retail 4 145
Westin name only luxuryhotel 4 —
AmeriSuites name only familyhotel 3 —
Armani name only fashion 3 —
Aveda name only retail 3 —
Beltone name only specialty 3 1,500
Brookstone name only retail 3 306
Cartier name only retail 3 —
Centra name only convenience 3 350
Eason name only retail 3 58
FastFrame name only specialty 3 300
HESS name only fuel 3 1,250
Hooters name only food 3 435
Jeep name only suv 3 —
Lenox name only retail 3 —
Lexus name only luxurycar 3 —
Origins name only haircare 3 —
Papyrus name only retail 3 170
Radisson name only upscalehotel 3 —
Tesco name only retail 3 1,780
Valero name only fuel 3 5,500
AEON name only retail 2 —
Anthropologie name only retail 2 —
CARQUEST name only auto 2 3,400
CompUSA name only retail 2 229
Esprit name only retail 2 —
Florsheim name only retail 2 —
Golfsmith name only retail 2 70
MANGO name only retail 2 850
Mikasa name only retail 2 —
Mitsubishi name only auto 2 —
OfficeMax name only retail 2 1,000
Orvis name only retail 2 36
Powells name only book 2 9
Sephora name only inc 2 —
TUMI name only retail 2 —
Versace name only designerclothing 2 61
BachRach name only retail 1 —
Benetton name only retail 1 —
Brookshires name only supermarket 1 160
Burberry name only retail 1 —
CarStar name only auto 1 120
CIBC name only bank 1 —
EmbroidMe name only retail 1 312
Gucci name only — 1 207
HomeBase locations name only retail 1 320
HSBC name only bank 1 —
Husky name only fuel 1 —
Intermix name only retail 1 —
LensCrafters name only specialty 1 890
Loeb name only supermarket 1 35
MONTBLANC name only retail 1 —
Nordstrom name only retail 1 —
Oilily name only retail 1 —
Peebles name only retail 1 —
PostNet name only post 1 923
Rockport name only retail 1 —
Safeway name only supermarket 1 1,767
Tourneau name only retail 1 —
Wolford name only retail 1 —
Zellers name only retail 1 —
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Real estate as a local trade

Four unrelated jobs share the name: selling existing homes, owning and letting them, managing them for someone else, and building new ones. For anyone weighing a move or a licence these are the counts — and the ownership question goes to /property, which answers it building by building.

Real estate is a local job market in its own right, and four unrelated trades get the same name. Counts are businesses filed under each trade in the register, which lists a brokerage once however many agents work there — so this measures firms, not licensees.

Selling homes

5312
3,685 firms · LQ 0.86

Offices of agents and brokers — the resale market, and the biggest single trade in most Canadian cities.

Named in the register
  • Bac Realty — 901 Main St
  • Bankers Financial Mortgage Grp — 9090 Skillman St # 110c
  • Crescent Heights — 3225 Turtle Creek Blvd
  • Ebby Halliday Realtors — Preston & Northwest Hwy
  • First American RE Tax Svcs — 8435 N Stemmons Fwy
  • HLB Property Investments — 3715 Fordham Rd
  • Luxury Mortgage — 3102 Oak Lawn Ave
  • M C Management Service — 3201 Oak Lawn Ave
  • Mmh Management — 2704 S Cockrell Hill Rd
  • NBRE Realty — 901 Main St
  • Parnian Property Inv — P.O. BOX 815033
  • Ron Dunham
  • Sierra Nevada Realty Gp — 901 Main St
  • Trinity Enterprise — 718 N Buckner Blvd 416-111

Owning and letting

5311
1,157 firms · LQ 1.86

Lessors of real estate: the buildings themselves, filed under the building rather than the owner.

Named in the register
  • Breunig Commercial Management — 2811 Mckinney Ave Ste 10
  • Calais — 6706 Eastridge Dr # 102
  • Cimmaron Apartments — 4709 Denton Dr
  • Colonnade At Turtle Creek — 3311 Blackburn St
  • Deaf Action Ctr Apartments
  • Elbie Apartment Locators — 4460 Trinity Mills Rd
  • Hot Spots Apartment Locators — 4925 Greenville Ave
  • Park At Turtle Creek — 3377 Blackburn St
  • Piazza Siena — 3102 Kings Rd
  • Rosemont At Arlington Park — 1716 Chattanooga Pl
  • Shalimar Apartments — 2801 Knight St
  • Tree Haven Apartments — 6418 Fisher Rd
  • Wak Management Co — 550 S Edmonds Ln 203
  • Woodbridge Apartments — 10702 Stone Canyon Rd

Managing for owners

5313
325 firms · LQ 1.93

Property managers, who run buildings the landlord does not.

Named in the register
  • Anago of Dallas — 14114 Dallas Pkwy Ste 510
  • BandC Unlimited Services — 2640 Clayton Oaks Dr
  • Bens Building Maintenance — P.O. BOX 74294
  • Browns Window and Gutter Clg — 8043 Nimrod Trl
  • Carpet Cures — 518 N Patton Ave
  • Clean Team Building Services — 5812 Belgrade Ave
  • Cruz Co — 2138 Lucas Dr
  • Dalplex Building Maintenance — 4008 Holland Ave
  • Dcdi Janitorial — 7144 Larkin Dr
  • Echo Valley Properties — 16990 Dallas Pkwy Ste 220
  • In or Out Window Washing — 6340 Christensen Dr
  • J M Z Services — 4115 Northaven Rd
  • M and M Building Maintenance — 3123 Utah Ave
  • Rodriguez Brothers — 5440 N Jim Miller Rd

Building new homes

2361
1,518 firms · LQ 0.99

Residential builders and the general contractors who work for them.

Named in the register
  • 3707 Gilbert Condo Association — 3707 Gilbert Ave
  • Boulevard Builders — 4830 Cedar Springs Rd
  • Boulevard Builders — 4809 Cole Ave
  • Constructors and Association — 3707 Rawlins St
  • Fram Building Group — 3600 Rawlins St
  • Lake Crest Homes — 2353 Santa Anna Ave # 28
  • M Warner Company — 7148 Midbury Dr
  • Mark Molthan Construction — 3104 Beverly Dr
  • Palladian Homes — 3309 Rankin St
  • RandB Remodeling — 508 Meadowshire Dr
  • Susan Newell Cstm Homebuilders — 4054 Mckinney Ave
  • Tomsteel Repair and Remodel — 5815 E University Blvd A
  • Wallace Construction Wallace A — 5315 Vanderbilt Ave
  • Walton Construction — 3001 Knox St # 400

Financing it

5222
276 firms · LQ 0.9

Mortgage brokers and non-bank lenders.

Named in the register
  • 1st Evergreen Mortgage — 2964 LBJ Fwy Ste 405
  • Capital Reserve — 5740 Prospect Ave
  • Cash Store — 9208 E R L Thornton Fwy
  • Centerpoint Processing Svcs — P.O. BOX 765126
  • E Z Money Payday Loans — 11411 E Northwest Hwy # 102
  • Extra Cash Leasing — 1602 S Buckner Blvd
  • First Cash Pawn — 10415 Garland Rd
  • Homeloans 4 USA — 8080 N Central Expy
  • Imperial Finance — 8585 N Stemmons Fwy # M17
  • Jawbridge Finance — 901 Main St
  • Loan Servicing — 4254 Spring Valley Rd
  • Mark Higgins Real Estate — 3515 Cedar Springs Rd
  • Money Tree Financial — 6523 Abrams Rd
  • Mortgage Origination — 12959 Jupiter Rd Ste 142

Who actually owns it

The full property record →

From the /property research for this city, which asks a different question: not who trades in property here, but who owns it. An owner is named there only where a document says so. Owner free from the appraisal district; no sale price exists anywhere.

Homebuilders

  • Bloomfield Homes — 577 accounts
  • Lennar — 133 accounts
  • Megatel Homes — 106 accounts
  • D.R. Horton — 60 accounts
  • Meritage Homes — 42 accounts
  • Pulte Homes of Texas — 11 accounts

Commercial landlords

  • ROF V Ross Investment LLC — 1,245,324 sq ft
  • 1601 Elm Holdings LP — 1,431,823 sq ft across office and apartments
  • FPG CT Owner LP — 1,250,000 sq ft over 4 accounts
  • Dallas Main LP — 1,786,285 sq ft
  • 1445 Ross Ave LLC — 1,297,418 sq ft plus a 503,904 sq ft garage
  • Prologis — 82 accounts

9 marquee buildings examined, 9 with an owner established.

On "how many doors"

How many doors a landlord holds is not in any of this. The register files an apartment building under the building, not its owner, and carries no unit count; there is no open dataset of Canadian landlords by portfolio. Where this research has established ownership it is in the /property record for the city, building by building, which is a different and much slower exercise.

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Work where you go to them

The Ultimate 411 half of local: everything where the customer does not have to come to you.

A shop needs the customer to walk in. These 157 services do the opposite — the mobile mechanic, the mobile groomer, the bookkeeper, the junk haul — and they are the ones a person can start without a lease. 0 of them already match a trait filed in this city's register.

The 157 Service=1 rows in search.local: work where the provider travels to the customer. "present" counts businesses already filed under that exact trait name; a blank is a coverage gap, not proof of absence, because the two vocabularies were built separately.

home services

Short-Term Rental TurnoverAppliance InstallationBabyproofing & Safety InstallsCarpet & Upholstery CleaningDeep CleaningDrywall RepairErrand RunningExterior PaintingFence & Deck StainingFurniture AssemblyGarden Weeding & MaintenanceGrocery Pickup & DeliveryGutter CleaningHandyman (General Repairs)Hedge & Shrub TrimmingHouse CleaningHouse SittingInterior PaintingJunk Removal & Dump RunsLandscape Design & PlantingLawn MowingFall Leaf CleanupMove-In / Move-Out CleaningMoving Help (Labour Only)Moving with TruckOffice CleaningPersonal ShopperPressure WashingMove Things Around the HouseSnow Shovelling & RemovalPacking & UnpackingTV & Picture MountingWardrobe StylingWindow Cleaning

events

BartenderDesignated Driver (Your Car)CateringTents, Tables & ChairsFloristFuneral & Celebration of Life ArrangementsGame-Day Bus or VanBook a Pub for Your GroupKaraoke Machine RentalParty Bus & Group ShuttlePub Crawl HostTaxi to the PubSports & Game PhotographyStag & Doe / Jack & Jill PlanningTailgate Party SetupTrivia Night HostVenue SourcingBig-Game Watch Party SetupWedding OfficiantWedding Planner / Coordinator

pets

Aquarium & Terrarium CleaningCatio (Cat Patio) BuildChicken Coop BuildDog House BuildDog TrainingDog WalkingHome Pet BoardingLost Pet SearchMobile Dog GroomingOvernight Pet SittingBuild & Install a Pet DoorPet Cages & EnclosuresPet Fencing & Dog RunsPet PhotographyPet-Proofing Your HomePet Sitting & Dog WalkingPet TaxiYard Poop Scooping

luxury

Chauffeur & Luxury CarDJ & Sound Gear RentalDJEvent PhotographerEvent PlannerLive MusiciansHair & Makeup ArtistMatchmakerPersonal ConciergePortrait & Headshot PhotographerPrivate ChefVideographerVIP / Social Club MembershipWedding PhotographerYacht & Boat Charter

healthcare

Wheelchair-Accessible TransportGrab Bars, Ramps & Home AccessibilityLight Housekeeping for SeniorsCooking & Meal Prep for SeniorsMedical Appointment EscortMedication & Appointment RemindersMobility Equipment RentalRespite Care for Family CaregiversSenior CompanionshipTech Help for SeniorsWalking Companion

sporting goods

Bike Tune-UpBorrow a Bike or E-BikeBorrow Camping GearBorrow Golf ClubsBorrow Hockey GearBorrow Ice SkatesBorrow a Kayak, Canoe or PaddleboardBorrow Skis, Poles & Ski BootsBorrow a Snowboard & Snow BootsSkate SharpeningSki & Snowboard Tuning

sports

Backyard Rink BuildLocal Fishing GuideGolf CaddieFind Players for a Pickup GamePrivate Sports LessonJoin or Build a Rec League TeamBook Ice, Courts & FieldsWorkout & Sports BuddyRoommates Who Also Like Sports

business

BookkeepingStart a Local BusinessCareer Coaching & RésumésFind a Local ManufacturerFind Local Work / Contract GigsLocal Advertising PlacementPrototype & Small-Batch ProductionTranslation & InterpretationWebsite & Online Presence

outdoors

Brush & Land ClearingChainsaw Rental (from a local owner)Firewood (Cut, Split & Delivered)Log Bucking & Cutting (Chainsaw)Portable SawmillingSmall-Lot Logging & Land ClearingStump GrindingTree FellingWood Splitting

construction

CarpenterElectricianHeating & Cooling (HVAC)Mobile MechanicPlumberRoof RepairSmall Engine RepairWelder / Metal Fabrication

travel

Airport Transfer & Car ServiceCorporate & Business TravelCruise BookingFamily Travel for a WeddingBereavement / Funeral TravelLeisure Travel PlanningLocal Tour Guide

tools

Camera & Lens RentalGenerator RentalLog Splitter RentalParty Equipment RentalPower Tool RentalTrailer & Truck Rental
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Schools and colleges

wander.schools is a post-secondary table — universities and colleges. K-12 public and private schools are not in it, and only 7 of its 1,686 rows carry coordinates, so these are listed and not mapped.

InstitutionTypeStudentsFounded
Southern Methodist (SMU) University 11,000 —
Tarleton State University — 1899
UT Dallas University — —

In the business register

Where schooling shows up as a business rather than an institution — which is where K-12, tutoring and childcare appear.

school 866daycare 341
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Health and care

What a person moving a parent here would ask first. The register files clinics and pharmacies; it has no category for a hospital at all, so hospitals are matched by name and the limit is stated rather than hidden.

Medical clinics404
Pharmacies156
Dental practices622

Matched on the name "hospital"

  • Central Expy Aminmal Hospital — 11680 Forest Central Dr
  • Mary Shiels Hospital — 4144 N Central Expy # 700
  • Vickery Health Center — 8224 Park Ln # 130
  • Baylor Family Health Center — 9409 Garland Rd
  • Doctors Hospital — 9440 Poppy Dr
  • Doctors Hospital Labor and Dlvry — 9440 Poppy Dr
  • Kindred Hospital of White Rock — 9440 Poppy Dr
  • Doctors Hospital Diabetes Cent — 9323 Garland Rd
  • Baylor Senior Health Center — 9543 Losa Dr
  • White Rock Animal Hospital — 11414 E Northwest Hwy
  • Advantage Family Health Center — P.O. BOX 570562
  • Hampton Road Pet Hospital — 2406 Emmett St
  • Advantage Family Health Center — 1528 S Buckner Blvd
  • Years To Your Life Health Center — 2842 Bonnywood Ln
  • Texas Hotel and Hospital Supply — 2821 Fort Worth Ave
  • Loris Hospital Gift Shop — 8200 Walnut Hill Ln
  • Womens Health Center — 8210 Walnut Hill Ln # 705
  • CL Presbyterian Hospital — 5750 Pineland Dr Ste 204
  • Presbyterian Hospital — 7232 Greenville Ave
  • Presbyterian Hospital Dallas — 7232 Greenville Ave
  • Physician Hospital Orgnztn — 7515 Greenville Ave # 500
  • Kindred Hospital Dalls Wlnt Hl — 8200 Walnut Hill Ln
  • Kindred Hospital Walnut Hill — 8200 Walnut Hill Ln
  • PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLA — 8200 Walnut Hill Ln
  • Presbyterian Hospital Dallas — 8190 Walnut Hill Ln
  • Presbyterian Hospital — 8200 Walnut Hill Ln
  • Loris Hospital Gift Shop — 8160 Walnut Hill Ln # 10
  • Skillman Veterinary Hospital — 7200 Skillman St
  • Cat Hospital Of Dallas — 9780 Lbj Fwy # 105
  • Lake Shores Animal Hospital — 8518 Plano Rd
  • Diagnostic Health Center — 4849 Greenville Ave
  • Love Field Pet Hospital — 6550 Lemmon Ave
  • University Animal Hospital — 5501 W Lovers Ln
  • Environmental Health Center — 8345 Walnut Hill Ln
  • Presbyterian Hospital Dallas — 5750 Pineland Dr Ste 204
  • Southern Oaks Animal Hospital — 2944 E Illinois Ave
  • Enviromental Health Center — 8345 Walnut Hill Ln
  • Peabody Health Center — 1906 Peabody Ave
  • Mary Shiels Hospital — 3515 Howell St
  • Hospital Library — 1935 Motor St
  • Aardvark Veterinary Hospital — 2525 Wycliff Ave # 103
  • KNOX Park Animal Hospital — 4437 Buena Vista St
  • Life Care Hospital of Dallas — 6161 Harry Hines Blvd # 110
  • Life Care Hospital Of North Tx — 6161 Harry Hines Blvd
  • Running Paws Pet Hospital — 1330 Mcdonald Ave
  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital — 2222 Welborn St
  • I H S Hospital At Dallas — 7850 Brookhollow Rd
  • Bluitt Flowers Health Center — 303 E Overton Rd
  • Parkland Memorial Hospital — 5323 Harry Hines Blvd
  • Parkland Hospital Surgery — 5201 Harry Hines Blvd
  • Parkland Hospital — 5323 Harry Hines Blvd
  • Parkland Hospital — 5201 Harry Hines Blvd
  • Parkland Hospital Pathology — 5323 Harry Hines Blvd
  • Med Alert Ind Health Center — 3141 Irving Blvd # 220
  • Priority Health Center — 3535 N Buckner Blvd
  • North Dallas Health Center — 8001 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy
  • Oak Cliff Health Center — 300 N Ewing Ave
  • Dallas Auto Hospital — 5326 Redfield St
  • Health Center — 6211 Bishop Blvd
  • Hospital Support Svc LTD — 3600 Gaston Ave # 857
  • Community Womens Health Center — 3320 Live Oak St
  • Rutherford Veterinary Hospital — 924 S Haskell Ave
  • Baylor Senior Health Center — 6465 E Mockingbird Ln # 500
  • Childrens Oral Health Center — 5216 Monarch St
  • Woodrow Long Health Center — 6006 Reiger Ave
  • Dalllas VA Hospital — 4500 S Lancaster Rd # 114
  • Hospital Building and Equipment — 400 Olive St
  • North Dallas Rehab Hospital — 8383 Meadow Rd
  • Ocuupational Health Center — 8267 Elmbrook Dr
  • Womans Hospital Texas — P.O. BOX 200058
  • Chiropractic Health Center — 220 Jefferson Davis Ctr
  • Foot Health Center — 221 W Colorado Blvd # 340
  • Methodist Senior Health Center — 655 W Illinois Ave
  • Methodist Hospital Empl Fcu — 1441 N Beckley Ave
  • Charlton Hospital — P.O. BOX 225357
  • Banfield The Pet Hospital — 5500 Greenville Ave
  • Cottonwood Animal Hospital — 14055 Waterfall Way
  • Arlington Memorial Hospital — P.O. BOX 910818
  • Khan Family Health Center — P.O. BOX 35161
  • Khan Family Health Center PA — P.O. BOX 891626
  • Methodist Family Health Center — 3400 W Wheatland Rd # 260
  • Banfield The Pet Hospital — 12100 Inwood Rd
  • Coit Road Animal Hospital — 12600 Coit Rd
  • Whole Health Center The — 1450 Preston Forest Sq # 288
  • Leather Hospital — 11181 Harry Hines Blvd
  • HOSPITAL RECEIVABLES SERVICE — P.O. BOX 814367
  • Pet Vet Animal Hospital — 12801 Midway Rd # 210
  • Loris Hospital Gift Shop — 7 Medical Pkwy
  • Pavillion Animal Hospital — 7512 Campbell Rd
  • North Midway Animal Hospital — 18110 Midway Rd # 176
  • Natural Health Center — 10325 Lake June Rd # 134
  • Health Center At Camp Wisdom — 4099 W Camp Wisdom Rd
  • Health Center — 4099 W Camp Wisdom Rd
  • Greenbriar Veterinary Hospital — 9647 Clark Rd
  • Mesquite Community Hospital — 8282 Moberly Ln
  • Aaron Women Health Center — 6546 Lbj Fwy # 200
  • International Hospital — 5430 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy
  • Hospital Staffing Options — 12107 Lueders Ln
  • Dfw Employee Health Center — 1135 E 11th St
  • Auto Hospital Of Dallas — 9310 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy
  • Dallas Auto Hospital — 9310 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy
  • Dallas Auto Hospital — 9310 LBJ Fwy
  • Bainfield The Pet Hospital — 16821 Coit Rd
  • Select Specialty Hospital — 10 Medical Pkwy Ste 205
  • Swan Health Center — 4950 Belt Line Rd
  • Medical City Dallas Hospital — 7777 Forest Ln # C840
  • Columbia Hospital At Med Center — 7777 Forest Ln Ste C840
  • Hospital Financial Group — 9224 Markville Dr
  • North Tollway Pet Hospital — 4727 Frankford Rd Ste 365
  • North Tollway Pet Hospital — 4727 Frankford Rd # 365
  • Natural Health Center — 170 Spring Creek Vlg
  • Bent Tree Animal Hospital — 3851 Frankford Rd
  • Hrm Hospital Resource MGT — 15400 Knoll Trail Dr # 112
  • Tri Star Hospital Equip Repair — 4652 Nall Rd

geonet carries no 'hospital' trait, so these are matched on the business name. A distance-to-hospital figure needs a source that states hospital locations.

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What this record cannot tell you

Named in full, because the gaps are the part most likely to be misread as an answer.

  • Census figures are 2021, taken on 11 May 2021: income is for 2020 and the labour figures were measured mid-pandemic, so the unemployment rate on this page is a 2021 reading rather than a current one.
  • wander.schools is now readable, but it holds universities and colleges only and 1,679 of its 1,686 rows have no coordinates. K-12 public and private schools need a separate source — in Ontario the Ministry of Education school finder, in British Columbia the provincial school list. wander.citytowns, hotels and territories remain denied to the ru user.
  • No 'hospital' trait exists in geonet; distance to a hospital needs an external source such as StatCan's Open Database of Healthcare Facilities.
  • 0.0% of businesses here carry no coordinates, so a map or address lookup would miss them. Postal codes reach 100%.

Built from

  • geonet.dallas — the local business register
  • wander.regions — city name, population, metro
  • search.local — trait vocabulary and the come-to-you services
  • search.cozfranchises — 2,024 franchise brands