Drive Time Analysis
Discover What’s Possible with Drive Time Analysis
- Create realistic drive-time polygons from any location, following real road networks and taking into account the hour of day and day of week.
- Create sales, service, or franchise territories around office or start-of-day locations for service techs and sales reps.
- Find customers, suppliers, or competitors within a specified driving distance of a store or an event.
- Conduct trade area analysis leveraging the included demographic data and business listings.
- Select a new site location by comparing drive-time based trade areas and demographic profiles for potential and existing locations.
- Identify and reduce travel time inefficiencies in existing service and sales territories.
- Share interactive maps with colleagues for aligned planning.
Create Realistic Drive-Time Polygons
Create single or multiple drive-time polygons from any location. Visualize how far customers, staff, or deliveries can travel within set time frames. MapBusinessOnline generates polygons that follow real road networks and take into account the hour of day and day of week, going beyond simple circles to show realistic coverage.
Create Sales, Service, or Franchise Territories
Compile ZIP codes within the drive-time polygons into sales, service, or franchise territories. Build drive-time territories around office or start-of-day locations for service techs and sales reps. Assign customers and accounts to the nearest location, ensuring territories are compact, fair, balanced, and travel efficient. Visualize territory areas color-coded by demographics or sales activity. Quickly adjust when coverage gaps, overlap, or inefficiencies appear.
Find Customers, Suppliers, or Competitors within a Specified Driving Distance
Filter your data — customers, sales, or business listings — by who falls inside which drive-time polygon. Find the nearest store or pick-up locations. Identify the suppliers within the closest proximity of business facilities to ensure timely deliveries and reduce transportation costs. Plan prospecting activities within a specified territory.
Conduct Trade Area Analysis
Use customer driving time to retail stores to define the trade area. Analyze population and other demographic attributes of the area for better marketing and sales planning. Identify areas with matching demographic profile within a specified driving distance of a store or facility – and replicate successful markets. The rich demographic data and business listings are included with the subscription.
Select and Compare New Sites for Expansion Planning
Evaluate potential sites by comparing reach within 10, 20, or 30 minutes. Identify trade areas with optimal population densities, median household income, and customer driving time. Determine the most strategic location for a new store, office, or service hub, considering customer access and market opportunities.
Identify and Reduce Travel Time Inefficiencies
Use drive-time polygons to visualize realistic travel times for your service and sales teams. Quickly see whether existing territory boundaries extend beyond practical drive-time limits. Adjust territories or service areas to minimize travel time, improve coverage balance, and keep your teams operating efficiently.
Share Interactive Drive-Time Maps
Share your analysis with colleagues or partners in multiple ways: collaborate on maps with other MapBusinessOnline subscribers, share interactive read-only maps in the free MapBusinessOnline Viewer, or export high-resolution map images. Keep your sales, operations, and planning teams aligned on service coverage, territory assignments, and expansion strategies.
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