Create a Radius Map

Create a Radius Map Around a Single Location

Create a radius map around an address, store, office, warehouse, ZIP Code, dealer location, franchise location, or candidate site.

1. Select a Location: Search for an address, city, or ZIP Code in MapBusinessOnline, or select a location from imported business data.
2. Choose a Radius Distance: Define the geographic area surrounding the location using a distance such as 5, 10, 25, or 50 miles.
3. Generate the Radius Map: Create a radius map around the selected location. The resulting area can then be used to search data, find business listings, summarize demographics, and support territory planning. See Make a radius map help article for detailed screen-by-screen instructions.

Create Radius Maps for Multiple Locations at Once

Create radius maps around an entire network of stores, facilities, service centers, dealer locations, franchise locations, or candidate sites.

1. Import Location Data: Import a spreadsheet of locations into MapBusinessOnline.
2. Define the Radius Distance: Choose the radius size you want to apply to the imported locations.
3. Generate Radius Maps for All Locations: MapBusinessOnline automatically creates radius maps around every location in the dataset. Each radius map can then be used to search data, compare locations, summarize demographics, or support territory and service area planning.

Create Radius Rings

Radius rings, also called concentric circles, create several distance-based coverage areas around the same location.

1. Select a Location: Search for an address, city, ZIP Code, or business location, or select a location from imported data.
2. Create Multiple Radius Maps From the Same Location: Create radius maps using different distances, such as 5, 10, and 25 miles, around the same center point.
3. Analyze Distance-Based Zones: Use the radius rings to segment customers by distance, compare demographics, and evaluate nearby, mid-range, and extended market areas.

Radius rings can also be generated for imported location datasets, allowing you to create consistent distance bands around many locations for coverage analysis and comparison.

Create a Drive-Time Radius Map

Drive-time radius maps and drive-distance maps define coverage based on a road network rather than straight-line distance.

1. Select a Location: Search for an address, city, ZIP Code, or business location, or select a location from imported data.
2. Choose a Drive-Time or Drive-Distance: Define the area using a travel time such as 15, 30, or 60 minutes, or a driving distance such as 10, 25, or 50 miles.
3. Generate the Coverage Area: Create an area based on estimated travel routes and road networks rather than straight-line distance.

Drive-time and drive-distance areas are useful when accessibility and travel conditions are more important than simple distance from a location.

What Can You Do With a Radius Map?

After creating a radius map, you can use it to search data, analyze markets, compare locations, and support territory planning.

Search Data Within a Radius: Identify customers, prospects, businesses, ZIP Codes, counties, and other geographic data located within a selected radius.

Summarize Demographics: Analyze population, income, age, consumer spending, and other demographic characteristics within a radius around a location.

Compare Locations: Apply the same radius to multiple stores, facilities, or candidate sites to evaluate coverage, market potential, and geographic reach.

Build Territories: Use radius-based areas as a starting point for sales territories, service areas, franchise markets, and delivery zones.

Looking for a broader overview of radius mapping software capabilities? Explore Radius Maps solution page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is a Radius Map?

A radius map creates a geographic area around a location using a specified distance, such as 5, 10, or 25 miles. Radius maps are commonly used to analyze customers, businesses, demographics, service areas, and territories within a defined distance of a location.

Can I Create Radius Maps for Multiple Locations at Once?

Yes. Import a spreadsheet of locations into MapBusinessOnline and generate radius maps for all locations using the same radius distance. This makes it easy to compare coverage areas across stores, facilities, territories, and candidate sites.

What Are Radius Rings?

Radius rings, also called concentric circles, are multiple radius maps created around the same location using different distances. Radius rings help segment customers by distance, compare demographics, and analyze nearby, mid-range, and extended market areas.

What Is the Difference Between a Radius Map and a Drive-Time Radius Map?

A radius map uses straight-line distance from a location, while a drive-time radius map uses road networks and estimated travel times. Drive-time areas are useful when accessibility and travel conditions are more important than simple distance.

Can I Export Data Found Within a Radius?

Yes. Locations, business listings, ZIP Codes, and other data identified within a radius can be exported for reporting, analysis, sales planning, territory management, and other business applications.

Create Your First Radius Map in Minutes

Build radius maps around stores, facilities, ZIP Codes, and candidate sites. Search data within a radius, summarize demographics, compare locations, and visualize geographic coverage using MapBusinessOnline.

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