Lowe's
1,822 mapped US locations. Median trade area within 3 miles: 43,503 residents and a $72,519 median household income.
Compared with the typical US retail site, a Lowe's trade area holds more big box, lodging and fast food — and less bars, coffee and beauty.
Who lives around it
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population within 1 mi | 2,673 | 5,278 | 9,302 | |
| Population within 3 mi | 21,740 | 43,503 | 74,308 | |
| Population within 5 mi | 42,834 | 92,055 | 173,613 | |
| Households within 3 mi | 8,587 | 16,923 | 28,033 | |
| Median household income (3 mi) | $57,068 | $72,519 | $93,003 | |
| Median age (3 mi) | 36.6 | 39.1 | 42.0 | |
| Owner-occupied homes (3 mi) | 54.6% | 61.9% | 70.1% | |
| Family households (3 mi) | 57.5% | 62.7% | 69.0% | |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree (3 mi)ACS B15003_022E — bachelor's as the highest degree attained, so it excludes graduate degrees. | 2,456 | 6,023 | 11,634 |
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. | 209 m | 260 m | 326 m | |
| Distance to a primary road | 219 m | 379 m | 1.4 km | |
| Distance to a motorway | 210 m | 374 m | 1.2 km | |
| Traffic signals within 1 mi | 10 | 19 | 34 |
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. | 600 m | 1.2 km | 2.7 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. | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 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. | 0.0048 | 0.0072 | 0.0109 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big box | 8 | 2.4% | |
| Lodging | 8 | 2.8% | |
| Fast food | 31 | 10.4% | |
| Grocery | 7 | 2.3% | |
| Pharmacy | 5 | 1.7% | |
| Auto | 35 | 12.2% | |
| Entertainment | 2 | 0.8% | |
| Banks | 12 | 4.1% | |
| Apparel | 5 | 1.8% | |
| Convenience | 10 | 3.5% | |
| Other retail | 58 | 19.6% | |
| Medical | 11 | 3.6% | |
| Home improvement | 3 | 1.0% | |
| Professional services | 5 | 1.7% | |
| Restaurants | 32 | 11.1% | |
| Education | 18 | 5.9% | |
| Fitness | 6 | 2.1% | |
| Beauty | 11 | 3.6% | |
| Coffee | 5 | 1.9% | |
| Bars | 2 | 0.8% |
Where its locations are
Top metro areas
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 44 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 42 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 35 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 35 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 30 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 30 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 28 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 27 |
Top states
| TX | 152 |
| FL | 133 |
| NC | 119 |
| CA | 117 |
| PA | 85 |
| OH | 84 |
| NY | 73 |
| VA | 72 |
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 Lowe's site is computed with Lowe's itself excluded, so a chain never counts its own stores.