Business Data
ESRI's Business data is extracted from a comprehensive list of businesses licensed from infoUSA that contains data for more than 12 million U.S. businesses. The vintage of the data is January 2009.
With Business data, you can
- Compare daytime and residential population
- Create effective advertising campaigns targeting specific populations
- Analyze competitor penetration
How Was This Database Built?
infoUSA compiles an address list of businesses from its sources and telephone verifications. Latitude and longitude coordinates and a census geographic code are geocoded and appended to each business site address. Most businesses are coded at the address level and assigned to a census block group. Businesses not classified to a block group are assigned to a census tract or county
To maintain accuracy and add detail to the database, infoUSA references:
- Yellow pages and business white pages
- Annual reports
- Form 10-K and other Securities and Exchange Commission information
- Federal, state, and municipal government data
- Business magazines
- Newspapers and newsletters
- U.S. Postal Service information
To ensure that the database is accurate and complete, infoUSA conducts annual telephone verifications with every business listed in the database.
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More Information
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