Author Archives: Kristen Carney

Photo by Jake Blucker on Unsplash Updated: 11/2021. The only time of year that I’m actually happy about traffic is when we get updated traffic data for our reports. Below are 52 of my favorite sources of traffic data that you can use to visualize the AADT or annual average daily traffic that drives past […]

Photo by Joey Csunyo on Unsplash Check out this map of the 100 fastest growing cities with populations of 50,000 or greater in the US from 2013 to 2014. The data are from the US Census Bureau’s 2014 Population Estimates that were released in May 2015. The top 20 fastest growing US cities from 2013 […]

Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash Once in a blue moon, I get a custom data request to use the most current US Census data to produce estimates for Nielsen’s designated market areas or DMAs. If you can buy data from Nielsen, you should, because they are the only definitive source for DMAs. That said, I’ve tried […]

Photo by NASA on Unsplash Zoom around on this map to explore the 100 fastest growing counties in the US from 2013 to 2014. The data are from the US Census Bureau’s 2014 Population Estimates that were released on March 26, 2015. The top 20 fastest growing US counties from 2013 to 2014 are listed in the […]

I was working on a custom data request for a new business owner who was considering a particular location for a new venture. This owner wanted California traffic count data for the highway near the potential location. Here’s how I got traffic count data for this California state highway. What’s a Postmile(& Why Should You […]