Costco
1,602 mapped US locations. Median trade area within 3 miles: 75,629 residents and a $93,050 median household income.
Compared with the typical US retail site, a Costco trade area holds more apparel, coffee and beauty — and less pharmacy, big box and education.
Who lives around it
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population within 1 mi | 4,971 | 7,840 | 12,478 | |
| Population within 3 mi | 47,867 | 75,629 | 109,884 | |
| Population within 5 mi | 105,969 | 177,733 | 278,218 | |
| Households within 3 mi | 17,676 | 28,147 | 42,677 | |
| Median household income (3 mi) | $76,094 | $93,050 | $112,316 | |
| Median age (3 mi) | 36.3 | 38.4 | 40.9 | |
| Owner-occupied homes (3 mi) | 52.2% | 60.5% | 69.8% | |
| Family households (3 mi) | 59.5% | 65.5% | 72.1% | |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree (3 mi)ACS B15003_022E — bachelor's as the highest degree attained, so it excludes graduate degrees. | 7,119 | 12,343 | 19,739 |
How you get there
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance to a traffic signalSignalised intersections are the cheapest available proxy for an arterial with turning access. | 157 m | 236 m | 332 m | |
| Distance to a primary road | 224 m | 484 m | 1.4 km | |
| Distance to a motorway | 191 m | 365 m | 880 m | |
| Traffic signals within 1 mi | 19 | 33 | 52 |
What else is there
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance to the nearest business of the same kindAny business in the chain's own category - an independent counts the same as a national brand. Reads 50 km when there is nothing of the kind within 50 km. | 296 m | 613 m | 1.5 km | |
| Businesses of the same kind within 3 miA grocer's competitors are other grocers, a gym's are other gyms. The chain's own stores are excluded. | 6 | 10 | 15 | |
| Mapped POIs per resident (3 mi)A coverage flag, not a market signal: a low value can mean an empty trade area or a thinly mapped one. | 0.0049 | 0.0071 | 0.0101 |
The retail mix around its sites
Median count of each category within 3 miles, and that category's share of all mapped retail in the ring. The share is what makes this a fingerprint rather than a density reading — it is what separates a Walmart trade area from a Starbucks one.
| Category | Median within 3 mi | Share of mix | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apparel | 13 | 2.2% | |
| Coffee | 14 | 2.7% | |
| Beauty | 24 | 4.8% | |
| Medical | 22 | 4.2% | |
| Fitness | 13 | 2.5% | |
| Other retail | 112 | 20.8% | |
| Fast food | 52 | 9.8% | |
| Home improvement | 6 | 1.0% | |
| Restaurants | 62 | 11.5% | |
| Professional services | 9 | 1.7% | |
| Banks | 21 | 3.8% | |
| Grocery | 11 | 2.0% | |
| Lodging | 13 | 2.3% | |
| Bars | 5 | 0.9% | |
| Entertainment | 3 | 0.6% | |
| Auto | 55 | 10.2% | |
| Convenience | 16 | 3.1% | |
| Education | 29 | 5.4% | |
| Big box | 10 | 1.7% | |
| Pharmacy | 8 | 1.4% |
Where its locations are
Top metro areas
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 96 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 69 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 64 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 62 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 56 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 48 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 47 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 41 |
Top states
| CA | 345 |
| TX | 133 |
| WA | 122 |
| FL | 80 |
| AZ | 67 |
| OR | 65 |
| IL | 56 |
| CO | 51 |
What the “vs typical site” column means. It is this chain's median divided by the median across all 173,178 tracked retail sites. 1.00× is exactly typical. It describes where the chain is today; it is not a prediction and not a judgement about any individual location.
Every count around a Costco site is computed with Costco itself excluded, so a chain never counts its own stores.