McDonald's
13,909 mapped US locations. Median trade area within 3 miles: 45,592 residents and a $71,124 median household income.
Compared with the typical US retail site, a McDonald's trade area holds more education, convenience and grocery — and less apparel, beauty and medical.
Inspections. How McDonald's's Florida stores run against their county baseline, on InspectLens: How McDonald's's Florida stores run →
Who lives around it
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population within 1 mi | 2,595 | 6,452 | 12,522 | |
| Population within 3 mi | 15,160 | 45,592 | 90,820 | |
| Population within 5 mi | 28,002 | 101,301 | 220,373 | |
| Households within 3 mi | 5,840 | 17,500 | 34,833 | |
| Median household income (3 mi) | $55,871 | $71,124 | $92,289 | |
| Median age (3 mi) | 36.1 | 38.7 | 41.8 | |
| Owner-occupied homes (3 mi) | 52.7% | 62.3% | 71.7% | |
| Family households (3 mi) | 56.9% | 63.2% | 70.1% | |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree (3 mi)ACS B15003_022E — bachelor's as the highest degree attained, so it excludes graduate degrees. | 1,598 | 5,928 | 13,489 |
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. | 67 m | 108 m | 198 m | |
| Distance to a primary road | 46 m | 112 m | 1.6 km | |
| Distance to a motorway | 140 m | 600 m | 2.2 km | |
| Traffic signals within 1 mi | 6 | 15 | 32 |
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. | 93 m | 149 m | 331 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. | 9 | 24 | 50 | |
| 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. | 0.004 | 0.0063 | 0.0099 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 19 | 7.3% | |
| Convenience | 10 | 4.0% | |
| Grocery | 6 | 2.3% | |
| Auto | 32 | 12.5% | |
| Lodging | 7 | 2.5% | |
| Big box | 6 | 2.1% | |
| Pharmacy | 5 | 1.6% | |
| Home improvement | 3 | 1.0% | |
| Entertainment | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Banks | 11 | 3.9% | |
| Bars | 3 | 1.0% | |
| Restaurants | 28 | 10.8% | |
| Fast food | 25 | 8.9% | |
| Coffee | 5 | 2.0% | |
| Other retail | 49 | 18.2% | |
| Fitness | 6 | 2.1% | |
| Professional services | 4 | 1.6% | |
| Medical | 9 | 3.3% | |
| Beauty | 8 | 3.3% | |
| Apparel | 4 | 1.4% |
Where its locations are
Top metro areas
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 463 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 448 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 412 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 312 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 274 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 261 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 238 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 227 |
Top states
| CA | 1,259 |
| TX | 1,169 |
| FL | 892 |
| IL | 678 |
| OH | 626 |
| NY | 574 |
| MI | 542 |
| PA | 481 |
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 McDonald's site is computed with McDonald's itself excluded, so a chain never counts its own stores.