Esri extracts Business Locations for the United States and Canada from a comprehensive list of businesses licensed from Data Axle. This list contains over 13 million U.S. businesses and over 1 million Canadian businesses. Esri uses this data to also create Business Summary data for the United States.
Data Axle Business Locations datasets are one part of a comprehensive portfolio of ArcGIS Places data—also known as points of interest (POI)—offered by Esri. Places data from Data Axle is focused specifically on business information, containing the following:
- Business name and location.
- Primary and secondary industrial classification codes (NAICS-based and SIC-based).
- Business type designation: independent, branch, headquarters, or kiosk.
- Estimated annual sales volume and employee counts.
- Shopping center name, brands, affiliations, and business headquarter information, when available.
Vintage
Vintage for the data is as follows:
- Business Locations—November 2023.
- Business Summary—February 2023.
- Migration Guide: Data Axle Business Locations 2023 explains why data users may observe differences when using 2023 Data Axle Business Locations in ArcGIS Business Analyst.
NAICS and SIC
A key differentiator of Data Axle business data is the addition of two proprietary digits onto the standard government-provided industrial classification codes. These extra two digits, which produce an eight-digit NAICS code and a six-digit SIC code, provide additional rich detail about the business type.
For standard government NAICS and SIC code definitions, see the NAICS website and the SIC Manual.
Available geographies
Business Location datasets are available for all 50 states in the United States and all provinces and territories of Canada.
Update frequency
Update frequency for datasets is as follows:
- Three times per year—licensed ArcGIS products using an ArcGIS Online access method
- Annually—licensed ArcGIS products with locally installed data
Reports and infographics
Data Axle Business Locations can be used in standard infographics and classic reports. For more information about licensed ArcGIS products with infographic templates, see Introduction to Places data.
- Classic report—Tabular, spreadsheet-style data reports that can be downloaded as PDFs or Excel documents. See sample reports Business Summary (PDF) and Business Locator (PDF).
- Infographics—Interactive data reports featuring compelling data visualizations, charts, and map graphics. See sample Eating Places infographic (PDF).
Note:
It is important to take note of the number of credits required to access Business Locations. For more information, see the ArcGIS Online Credits by capability topic or the ArcGIS Platform Pricing topic (scroll to Business Search, Infographics, and Reports).Attributes
Details available for Data Axle Business Locations include the following:
| Attribute | Description | Canada | U.S. | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Company or Business Name | Name by which the business is known or conducts business. |
|
| Lake Centre Dental Group |
Street | The street name of the primary business address, typically without number. |
|
| Jasper Ave NW |
City | Town or municipality for the business (mailing or physical address). |
|
| Fort McMurray |
State or province name | Full name of the state or province. |
|
| Saskatchewan |
State or province abbreviation | 2-letter abbreviation of the state or province. |
|
| SK |
Forward sortation area (FSA) | 3-digit FSA postal code assigned to the business address. |
| — | T9H |
Postal or ZIP code | FSA, Local Delivery Unit (LDU), or USPS 5-digit ZIP code. |
|
| T9H 1L2 |
ZIP +4 extension | USPS ZIP + 4 code. | — |
| 34229 5101 |
Primary NAICS | North American Industry Classification System code. Standard codes are 6 digits; Data Axle adds 2 characters to create a proprietary 8-character code. This field is associated with the primary SIC code only. |
|
| 54194009 |
Primary SIC | Standard Industrial Classification code. Standard codes are 4 digits; Data Axle adds 2 characters to create a proprietary 6-character code. |
|
| 641112 |
Affiliated Orgs | Organizations with which the company is registered. |
|
| IDA |
Brands | A list of brands sold by the business. The brand can be an independent, licensed seller of a certain brand, owned directly by the manufacturer. |
|
| Bryant |
Headquarters | The direct headquarters of this business within its corporate family. |
|
| Canada Diagnostic Centres |
Location Confidence | Esri-created value that ranks the accuracy of the business location address. Addresses that can be placed to a site level, such as a parcel centroid or sub-address, have a Very High location confidence. Addresses that can be placed only to a general location, such as a zip code, have a Low location confidence.
|
|
| High |
Business Category |
|
|
| Branch |
Professional Specialty | Specialties within a line of business; for example, criminal law or family law. It can have multiple values. |
|
| General Dentistry |
Square Footage | The estimated square footage of the business:
| — |
| 2,500-4,999 sf |
Square Foot Minimum | Estimated minimum square footage of the business (shown as an integer). | — |
| 2,000 |
Square Foot Maximum | Estimated maximum square footage of the business (shown as an integer). | — |
| 19,999 |
Employee Count | Number of employees for the business location. Actual numbers are used where available. Where actual values are not available, estimated values based on Data Axle modeling are used. |
|
| 20 |
Sales Volume/Assets | Estimated sales or assets in dollars based on a Data Axle model that estimates sales volume for the company. Location sales volume is available for most records that have a location employment figure; verifiable sales volume figures are difficult to obtain from private businesses. |
|
| $347,000 |
Source | The primary data source from which the record is derived, always Data Axle. |
|
| Data Axle |
Esri PID | 32-character unique identifier of the place, assigned by Esri. It is perpetual over time. |
|
| 41b3ec3348a2315f-7e41a93af2efeabb |
Locator Name | The name of the locator from which the geocode information is derived. |
|
| StreetAddress |
Locator Match Status | Match status:
|
|
| M |
Locator Match Rating | The precision level of the latitude and longitude. The score can be in a range of 0 to 100, where 100 indicates that the candidate is a perfect match. |
|
| 98.8 |
Address | Physical address of the location (cannot be used for direct mailing purposes). | — |
| 2-10503 Jasper Ave NW |
Reference documents
Data Axle methodologies have changed for 2023. Refer to the reference documents for the correct data vintage. For variable lists, see the data catalogs.
2023
- Esri 2023–2028 U.S. Data Catalog (XLS).
- 2023 U.S. Business Locations and Business Summary data Esri Methodology Statement (ArcGIS StoryMaps story); a PDF is available.
2022
Data availability
See Introduction to ArcGIS Places data for a full list of licensed ArcGIS products in which Data Axle Places data is available.
For information about purchasing Esri Demographics and Places data as stand-alone datasets, contact datasales@esri.com.