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Americas Fast Food Eateries Data
Food & Beverage Consumption
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About
This dataset provides a detailed list of 10,000 fast-food restaurants located across the United States. Sourced from Datafiniti's Business Database, it offers valuable information including each restaurant's address, city, precise latitude and longitude coordinates, and name. The dataset's primary purpose is to enable in-depth analysis of the geographical distribution and density of fast-food establishments, offering insights into urban and regional fast-food landscapes.
Columns
- Numbers: A numerical identifier or count for each entry.
- address: The full street address of the fast-food restaurant.
- categories: Describes the type of establishment, primarily "Fast Food Restaurant".
- city: The city where the restaurant is situated.
- country: The country where the restaurant is located, consistently "US".
- latitude: The geographical latitude coordinate of the restaurant's location.
- longitude: The geographical longitude coordinate of the restaurant's location.
- name: The specific name of the restaurant, such as McDonald's or Taco Bell.
- postalCode: The postal code associated with the restaurant's address.
- province: The US state or province where the restaurant is located (e.g., CA for California, TX for Texas).
- websites: URLs for the restaurant's website(s).
Distribution
The dataset is provided in a CSV format, with a file size of 2.21 MB. It contains 10,000 individual records across 11 distinct columns. While specific row counts for individual categories are detailed within the column descriptions, the dataset as a whole contains 10,000 valid entries. Updates to this dataset are expected on a monthly basis.
Usage
This dataset is ideal for a variety of applications and analytical tasks, including:
- Ranking US cities and states by the number of fast-food restaurants per capita.
- Identifying cities and states with the highest and lowest concentrations of specific fast-food chains like McDonald's.
- Analysing the national distribution patterns of fast-food restaurants.
- Comparing fast-food presence in major versus smaller cities.
- Facilitating data visualisation projects to illustrate geographical trends.
Coverage
The dataset covers fast-food restaurants exclusively within the United States. It spans various cities and all 50 states (provinces) across the nation. The geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) provide precise location data for each of the 10,000 restaurants included. A specific time range for the data collection is not detailed.
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Who Can Use It
This dataset is suitable for a wide range of users, including:
- Data Analysts: To identify market trends, demographic correlations, and regional distributions.
- Researchers: Studying urban planning, public health impacts, and consumer behaviour related to fast food.
- Businesses: For competitive analysis, site selection for new establishments, or marketing strategy development.
- Students and Educators: As a practical resource for learning data analysis, statistics, and geographical information systems.
- Developers: To integrate location-based fast-food data into applications.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- US Fast Food Restaurant Locations
- America's Fast Food Eateries Data
- United States Fast Food Business Directory
- City-wise Fast Food Establishments USA
- National Fast Food Outlet Database
Attributes
Original Data Source: Americas Fast Food Eateries Data
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