Panera Bread
2,043 mapped US locations. Median trade area within 3 miles: 63,373 residents and a $88,594 median household income.
Compared with the typical US retail site, a Panera Bread trade area holds more apparel, fitness and beauty — and less auto, convenience and education.
Panera Bread is a franchise. Its investment range, fees and FDD details live on FranchiseLens: Panera Bread franchise economics →
Inspections. How Panera Bread's Florida stores run against their county baseline, on InspectLens: How Panera Bread's Florida stores run →
Who lives around it
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population within 1 mi | 4,726 | 7,756 | 12,505 | |
| Population within 3 mi | 39,965 | 63,373 | 98,717 | |
| Population within 5 mi | 87,565 | 150,800 | 244,991 | |
| Households within 3 mi | 15,735 | 24,506 | 38,710 | |
| Median household income (3 mi) | $68,773 | $88,594 | $111,297 | |
| Median age (3 mi) | 36.8 | 39.2 | 42.1 | |
| Owner-occupied homes (3 mi) | 52.4% | 62.4% | 71.9% | |
| Family households (3 mi) | 56.0% | 62.9% | 69.6% | |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree (3 mi)ACS B15003_022E — bachelor's as the highest degree attained, so it excludes graduate degrees. | 6,062 | 10,673 | 18,126 |
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. | 77 m | 122 m | 184 m | |
| Distance to a primary road | 58 m | 190 m | 1.2 km | |
| Distance to a motorway | 187 m | 550 m | 1.4 km | |
| Traffic signals within 1 mi | 17 | 29 | 49 |
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. | 82 m | 123 m | 198 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. | 27 | 42 | 64 | |
| 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. | 0.0051 | 0.0073 | 0.0105 |
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 | 11 | 2.3% | |
| Fitness | 12 | 2.5% | |
| Beauty | 20 | 4.5% | |
| Coffee | 10 | 2.4% | |
| Restaurants | 54 | 12.3% | |
| Banks | 19 | 4.2% | |
| Medical | 18 | 3.9% | |
| Home improvement | 5 | 1.0% | |
| Entertainment | 3 | 0.8% | |
| Bars | 5 | 1.1% | |
| Other retail | 91 | 20.2% | |
| Professional services | 8 | 1.8% | |
| Big box | 9 | 2.0% | |
| Grocery | 10 | 2.1% | |
| Fast food | 42 | 9.4% | |
| Pharmacy | 7 | 1.6% | |
| Lodging | 11 | 2.4% | |
| Education | 26 | 5.7% | |
| Convenience | 15 | 3.2% | |
| Auto | 47 | 10.5% |
Where its locations are
Top metro areas
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 97 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 94 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 81 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 48 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 46 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 45 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 40 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 38 |
Top states
| CA | 176 |
| FL | 172 |
| OH | 128 |
| IL | 114 |
| TX | 105 |
| PA | 104 |
| NY | 101 |
| VA | 100 |
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 Panera Bread site is computed with Panera Bread itself excluded, so a chain never counts its own stores.