National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Retail Establishments by Census Tract and ZCTA, United States, 1990-2021

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Robert Melendez, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Jessica Finlay, University of Colorado-Boulder. Department of Geography and Institute of Behavioral Science; Philippa Clarke, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Grace Noppert, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Lindsay Gypin, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; Ellis Dyke, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research

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Project Citation: 

Melendez, Robert, Finlay, Jessica, Clarke, Philippa, Noppert, Grace, Gypin, Lindsay, and Dyke, Ellis. National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA): Retail Establishments by Census Tract and ZCTA, United States, 1990-2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-08-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/E208682V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary
This dataset contains measures of the number and density of retail establishments per United States Census Tract or ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) from 1990 through 2021. The dataset includes four separate files for four different geographic areas (GIS shapefiles from the United States Census Bureau). The four geographies include:
● Census Tract 2010 
● Census Tract 2020
● ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 2010 
● ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 2020

Information about which dataset to use can be found in the Usage Notes section of this document.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Nursing Research (U01NR020556); United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (U01NR020556); United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (K99AG075152, R00AG075152)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms retail; retail establishments; shopping; consumer goods; clothing stores; department stores; building and garden stores; furniture stores; thrift stores; secondhand stores; consignment shops; discount stores; variety stores; shopping centers; malls; commercial areas; retail industry; census tract level; zcta; third places
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage North Carolina, Indiana, Wyoming, Northern Mariana Islands, Utah, Guam, Virgin Islands of the United States, Arizona, Montana, Kentucky, California, Kansas, Florida, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Iowa, Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Idaho, Oregon, Vermont, Puerto Rico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Maine, American Samoa, Alabama, Arkansas, Washington, South Carolina, Nebraska, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Colorado, Missouri, Alaska, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Nevada, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York (state), New Jersey, Michigan, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Ohio
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1990 – 12/31/2021 (1990-2021)
Universe:  View help for Universe SIC code identified public-facing retail establishments in the fifty United States including Alaska and Hawaii and the US island territories
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data; census/enumeration data; geographic information system (GIS) data; observational data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source
National Establishment Time Series Database (NETS)
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) other
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Clothing and Shoe Stores, Hardware and Garden Stores, Department, Variety, and Other General Merchandise Stores, Music Stores, Shoe Repair Shops, Used Merchandise Stores, Pet Stores and Pet Supplies, Total Retail Destinations, Furniture and Appliance Stores
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit Census Tract

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