Sonic
3,016 mapped US locations. Median trade area within 3 miles: 31,754 residents and a $65,318 median household income.
Compared with the typical US retail site, a Sonic trade area holds more auto, big box and lodging — and less bars, apparel and beauty.
Sonic is a franchise. Its investment range, fees and FDD details live on FranchiseLens: Sonic franchise economics →
Inspections. How Sonic's Florida stores run against their county baseline, on InspectLens: How Sonic's Florida stores run →
Who lives around it
| Measure | 25th | Median | 75th | vs typical site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population within 1 mi | 2,187 | 4,938 | 9,434 | |
| Population within 3 mi | 10,610 | 31,754 | 67,328 | |
| Population within 5 mi | 18,410 | 67,008 | 151,599 | |
| Households within 3 mi | 4,052 | 12,301 | 25,779 | |
| Median household income (3 mi) | $51,436 | $65,318 | $84,010 | |
| Median age (3 mi) | 35.1 | 37.7 | 40.3 | |
| Owner-occupied homes (3 mi) | 53.8% | 62.1% | 71.2% | |
| Family households (3 mi) | 58.0% | 63.9% | 70.5% | |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree (3 mi)ACS B15003_022E — bachelor's as the highest degree attained, so it excludes graduate degrees. | 971 | 3,742 | 9,167 |
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. | 101 m | 164 m | 300 m | |
| Distance to a primary road | 49 m | 251 m | 2.0 km | |
| Distance to a motorway | 125 m | 751 m | 2.3 km | |
| Traffic signals within 1 mi | 5 | 12 | 24 |
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. | 102 m | 168 m | 383 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. | 8 | 23 | 46 | |
| 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. | 0.0047 | 0.0073 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto | 29 | 13.7% | |
| Big box | 5 | 2.3% | |
| Lodging | 6 | 2.9% | |
| Education | 15 | 7.0% | |
| Convenience | 8 | 3.9% | |
| Fast food | 23 | 10.1% | |
| Pharmacy | 4 | 1.7% | |
| Home improvement | 3 | 1.0% | |
| Grocery | 5 | 2.2% | |
| Banks | 9 | 4.0% | |
| Professional services | 4 | 1.6% | |
| Medical | 7 | 3.3% | |
| Other retail | 39 | 17.6% | |
| Entertainment | 2 | 0.6% | |
| Restaurants | 22 | 10.1% | |
| Fitness | 4 | 1.9% | |
| Coffee | 4 | 1.7% | |
| Beauty | 6 | 2.9% | |
| Apparel | 3 | 1.2% | |
| Bars | 1 | 0.6% |
Where its locations are
Top metro areas
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 222 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 116 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 78 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 74 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 57 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 52 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 52 |
| Tulsa, OK | 51 |
Top states
| TX | 769 |
| OK | 209 |
| TN | 184 |
| AR | 168 |
| MO | 157 |
| LA | 134 |
| KS | 113 |
| MS | 96 |
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 Sonic site is computed with Sonic itself excluded, so a chain never counts its own stores.