I know what 3 states that are completely off the list of where to move to.
Drone_Worker_6708 on
It’s really interesting how Sam Walton could never get a foothold on the west coast.
umami_edamame on
Switch the colors and it’s almost the same as the political map
rgumai on
BJs outnumbers both of them where I’m at. 5:3:3
redhonkey34 on
For the first time in my life I can say this: Red states are better than blue states!
1PMagain on
Nevada and Illinois might as well be striped. They certainly are not in the same buckets as the other pink/light blue states
TheAngelPeterGabriel on
I think RI has at least one BJs
The_dude1911 on
I know California is big, but 143 Costcos?!
sunburntredneck on
Mentions I’ve seen on Reddit: 501:2 (this post counts as 1 for both sides)
namek0 on
In midwest. I’ve never been to or even seen a Costco.
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DarthMutter8 on
Patiently waiting for Costco to gain its footing in PA. My Costco is like 20 minutes away in a densely populated area. A Costco built closer to where I live is wanted and would do well.
rosen380 on
The dozen biggest states by population and their Cosco+Sam’s per 1M people:
4.4 CA
4.0 MI
4.0 TX
3.8 IL
3.7 GA
3.6 VA
3.4 FL
3.4 OH
3.1 NJ
2.9 NC
2.7 PA
1.6 NY
I wonder why NY is so light on them…? Another commenter mentioned BJ’s Wholesale Club, maybe they just have a lot of those (or some other simialr sort of place)?
metal__monkey on
Interesting and overall looks good! Never actually realized before that the Red State brand has blue for their company color and the Blue State brand has red. Oh the irony.
Would love to see a bit more clarity between the colors and the numbers personally. When one company has over a 2:1 advantage in one state, but nearly 1:1 in an adjacent state and the color is the same…?
joavte on
The most impressive thing for me are the 6 Costcos in Alaska
No-Argument-9331 on
It’s wild that Mexico would be all blue 😂
Popular-Skin-6655 on
Wait, why are the states without any Costco’s the darkest of blues, per your legend?
Love the addition of headquarters for context, though! Very interesting
criticalalpha on
….and Mississippi on the far end of the spectrum again 🙂
Gheta on
I feel like this map can be misleading. I live in NY, and there are Sam’s Clubs all over the place, but almost nowhere in NY has a Costco. We talk about it here like it’s something down south that has yet to make it here
So I looked it up and found almost all of the Costcos are a big batch of them only in NYC region.
NY is a Sam’s Club state if you don’t live in NYC
malkusm on
Maryland always has been a battleground state.
JMccovery on
One weird thing: out of the 17 Costco locations in Georgia, **_12_** are in the Atlanta metro area.
Stranger_Dude on
Amazed that Hawaii has so many of both!
Galuvian on
The coloring doesn’t make sense. 1:10 is darker than 0:2 and 8:1 is darker than 1:0
agate_ on
Add in BJ’s and make it a ternary color map!
piggybank21 on
Lol, Costco is so strong in its home turf that Sam’s just gave up and no longer exist in WA anymore.
![[OC] Comparing Costco and Sam’s Club Store Numbers in the US](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/qwf2p4m62w8f1-1536x1188.jpeg "[OC] Comparing Costco and Sam’s Club Store Numbers in the US")
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Sources:
https://www.costco.com/WarehouseListByStateDisplayView
https://www.samsclub.com/club-directory
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Rhode Island got told to get fukt
Neat, how about adding BJ’s in green?
I’ve only ever heard of “Sam’s club”
Yes I’m from Washington
I know what 3 states that are completely off the list of where to move to.
It’s really interesting how Sam Walton could never get a foothold on the west coast.
Switch the colors and it’s almost the same as the political map
BJs outnumbers both of them where I’m at. 5:3:3
For the first time in my life I can say this: Red states are better than blue states!
Nevada and Illinois might as well be striped. They certainly are not in the same buckets as the other pink/light blue states
I think RI has at least one BJs
I know California is big, but 143 Costcos?!
Mentions I’ve seen on Reddit: 501:2 (this post counts as 1 for both sides)
In midwest. I’ve never been to or even seen a Costco.
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Patiently waiting for Costco to gain its footing in PA. My Costco is like 20 minutes away in a densely populated area. A Costco built closer to where I live is wanted and would do well.
The dozen biggest states by population and their Cosco+Sam’s per 1M people:
4.4 CA
4.0 MI
4.0 TX
3.8 IL
3.7 GA
3.6 VA
3.4 FL
3.4 OH
3.1 NJ
2.9 NC
2.7 PA
1.6 NY
I wonder why NY is so light on them…? Another commenter mentioned BJ’s Wholesale Club, maybe they just have a lot of those (or some other simialr sort of place)?
Interesting and overall looks good! Never actually realized before that the Red State brand has blue for their company color and the Blue State brand has red. Oh the irony.
Would love to see a bit more clarity between the colors and the numbers personally. When one company has over a 2:1 advantage in one state, but nearly 1:1 in an adjacent state and the color is the same…?
The most impressive thing for me are the 6 Costcos in Alaska
It’s wild that Mexico would be all blue 😂
Wait, why are the states without any Costco’s the darkest of blues, per your legend?
Love the addition of headquarters for context, though! Very interesting
….and Mississippi on the far end of the spectrum again 🙂
I feel like this map can be misleading. I live in NY, and there are Sam’s Clubs all over the place, but almost nowhere in NY has a Costco. We talk about it here like it’s something down south that has yet to make it here
So I looked it up and found almost all of the Costcos are a big batch of them only in NYC region.
NY is a Sam’s Club state if you don’t live in NYC
Maryland always has been a battleground state.
One weird thing: out of the 17 Costco locations in Georgia, **_12_** are in the Atlanta metro area.
Amazed that Hawaii has so many of both!
The coloring doesn’t make sense. 1:10 is darker than 0:2 and 8:1 is darker than 1:0
Add in BJ’s and make it a ternary color map!
Lol, Costco is so strong in its home turf that Sam’s just gave up and no longer exist in WA anymore.