Golden Corral
340 mapped US locations. Median trade area within 3 miles: 54,017 residents and a $66,672 median household income.
Compared with the typical US retail site, a Golden Corral trade area holds more lodging, big box and home improvement — and less bars, coffee and fitness.
Golden Corral is a franchise. Its investment range, fees and FDD details live on FranchiseLens: Golden Corral franchise economics →
Inspections. How Golden Corral's Florida stores run against their county baseline, on InspectLens: How Golden Corral's Florida stores run →
Who lives around it
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population within 1 mi | 3,835 | 6,697 | 10,511 | |
| Population within 3 mi | 35,143 | 54,017 | 86,580 | |
| Population within 5 mi | 71,970 | 122,635 | 199,187 | |
| Households within 3 mi | 13,856 | 21,242 | 32,567 | |
| Median household income (3 mi) | $55,047 | $66,672 | $78,961 | |
| Median age (3 mi) | 35.2 | 37.5 | 40.3 | |
| Owner-occupied homes (3 mi) | 52.4% | 58.0% | 63.7% | |
| Family households (3 mi) | 57.3% | 61.6% | 67.0% | |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree (3 mi)ACS B15003_022E — bachelor's as the highest degree attained, so it excludes graduate degrees. | 4,024 | 6,856 | 11,436 |
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. | 110 m | 161 m | 253 m | |
| Distance to a primary road | 69 m | 259 m | 1.5 km | |
| Distance to a motorway | 89 m | 381 m | 1.1 km | |
| Traffic signals within 1 mi | 15 | 25 | 38 |
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. | 136 m | 185 m | 292 m | |
| 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. | 28 | 45 | 72 | |
| 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. | 0.0054 | 0.0077 | 0.0112 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodging | 16 | 3.7% | |
| Big box | 12 | 2.6% | |
| Home improvement | 5 | 1.2% | |
| Apparel | 9 | 2.1% | |
| Fast food | 44 | 11.0% | |
| Auto | 47 | 12.2% | |
| Convenience | 15 | 3.6% | |
| Entertainment | 3 | 0.7% | |
| Other retail | 81 | 20.0% | |
| Pharmacy | 7 | 1.6% | |
| Grocery | 9 | 2.1% | |
| Banks | 16 | 3.8% | |
| Restaurants | 45 | 10.9% | |
| Medical | 15 | 3.5% | |
| Professional services | 7 | 1.6% | |
| Education | 22 | 5.8% | |
| Beauty | 15 | 3.5% | |
| Fitness | 8 | 1.8% | |
| Coffee | 7 | 1.7% | |
| Bars | 3 | 0.8% |
Where its locations are
Top metro areas
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 10 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 9 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 8 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 7 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 6 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 6 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 5 |
Top states
| TX | 44 |
| FL | 29 |
| NC | 29 |
| CA | 20 |
| OH | 17 |
| VA | 15 |
| IL | 13 |
| GA | 12 |
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 Golden Corral site is computed with Golden Corral itself excluded, so a chain never counts its own stores.