![McDonald's Geographic Reach Visualized [OC]](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/k19zcokiit1g1-1536x994.png "McDonald’s Geographic Reach Visualized [OC]")
This map was created through a collaboration with ScrapeHero. The retail location data comes from information ScrapeHero collected directly from retailer websites across the country and generously provided for use in this project; this map would not have been possible without their support. Get the data used in this map here.
Posted by SweetYams0
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Well, that’s basically a population map, as is expected. Did you catch any anomalies? Places with lots of people but fewer McDonald’s than usual (and vice versa)?
Looks less like a map of restaurants and more like a heatmap of french fry cravings across the globe.
People forget how big New York is for a Northeastern state, this map makes the Adirondacks are like stars at night in rural areas.
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You can see the Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Lake Placid ones clearly. There are people who live near there who drive an hour each way to see a movie.
I have a very similar looking map which shows heart attack and cancer prevalence.
look like this map basically shows the “true borders” of the US
Saving space with @ noon but using <= is dirty dirty work
1. Now overlay a satellite image taken at night.
2. What is Denmark doing in the middle of Colorado? It’s bigger than what this shows.
Out west, the struggle is real.
I can see the dot for the McD I worked at
What’s up with the “metro areas”?
Some of them look like gerrymanders or something. Charllotte NC in particular looks like it goes all the way up to Lexington, practically over to Fayetteville and includes rock hill SC it looks like.
Land Doesn’t Vote Or Eat Fast Food!
Clearly america doesnt want McDs…just look at all the land *without* one. I demand a recount on number of McDs.
Like cancer, america totally infected
Another map that is merely a population density map.
Now you can overlay with cancer hotspots in the country 🤔
By my estimates from this chart there are somewhere between 10-13 McDonalds in Vermont.
The only thing I didn’t like about this chart was the inclusion of certain metro/county lines. They are almost the same size as state lines. For example, the chart seems like it lists Bristol County MA as its own state, it also has lines that seperate metro Boston and Cape Cod. It just seems unnecessary. Other than that, the chart looked good.
Threw a big label on top of Las Vegas
Sus data. Literally the ONLY McDonalds I ever eat at is in a border town between Utah and Nevada (Wendover) and there’s not even a dot when you zoom in on that area. Ten minutes from Wendover, when you consider the freeways are 80mph, should be at least a splotch.
I’m also pretty sure there’s a few more along I-80 in Nevada; like Winnemucca isn’t represented, nor is Wells. Just Elko.
I remember the excitement when a branch was built in Ely (one of the most remote US cities) back in the early 90’s. I believe it was their first fast food restaurant.
This map is wrong. No way you can drive anywhere in Los Angeles in 10 minutes at noon on Saturday.