Transform Data Into Insightful Visual Stories
Social Explorer is your all-in-one solution for exploring and leveraging location-based data.
Create interactive maps, uncover hidden trends, or generate detailed reports.
An intuitive interface designed to simplify complex spatial data analysis and make it actionable without any training.
Add your own data and create visuals that communicate your findings with clarity and impact.
Thousands of built-in indicators from demography, economy, and elections, to health, education, crime, and much more.
Simplify Your Data Journey with Cutting-Edge Tools
Create stunning maps, compare trends over time, and pinpoint specific areas of interest instantly. Fast, reliable, and with data always up-to-date, our award-winning solution saves time and effort. From small teams to large organizations, Social Explorer offers scalable solutions that swiftly bring your data to life.
Discover
Map the invisible
Uncover patterns using spatial visualization that aren’t immediately obvious. Quickly assess underserved areas, review demographic change over time, explore market trends, and translate geographic data into actionable insights.
With advanced geospatial features, you can identify key locations, analyze proximity to vital resources, and better understand the geographic factors shaping your decisions.
With advanced geospatial features, you can identify key locations, analyze proximity to vital resources, and better understand the geographic factors shaping your decisions.
Visualize
Shape maps to tell your story
Fully customize maps: add or remove borders, labels, and key features to highlight what matters most. Compare multiple data layers or focus on specific geographies masking out irrelevant areas for cleaner analysis. Control how data appears with cut points, apply built-in or custom settings for precise and consistent visuals. Save your preferences to streamline future projects.
Analyze
Zero in on what matters
Quickly narrow your focus filtering data by criteria like age, income, or location. Highlight areas that meet your unique specifications, whether you’re exploring population growth or economic conditions. Intuitive visual data filtering capability ensures you work with the most relevant information to support your decisions.
Create
Precision made simple
Create detailed, data-driven reports tailored to your needs by selecting specific areas on a map. Use circles, polygons, or rings to define your regions of interest and instantly produce professional reports ready for analysis or sharing. Save your selections for future use and export data in formats like Excel or CSV to further enhance your workflows.
Publish
Turn data into stunning visuals
Elevate your presentations with high-resolution, interactive maps and graphics. Combine variables, compare data sets side by side, and integrate visual elements that make complex information clear and engaging. Share your visuals seamlessly online, via email, social media or in print for maximum impact.
Built-In Data Resources
Explore a World of Data
Social Explorer offers unparalleled data resources and tools, including our Data Library with millions. of data indicators and comprehensive Data Dictionary. Covering everything from population demographics and crime analysis to economic trends and housing statistics, discover the insights you need to power your decisions.
Explore data at every geographic level—from national to neighborhood—curated, organized, and processed for effortless use.
Explore data at every geographic level—from national to neighborhood—curated, organized, and processed for effortless use.
Demographics
Dive into data on age, race, ethnicity, marital status, language, and more.
Economy
Understand income levels, employment trends, housing costs, and workforce characteristics.
Housing
Explore details on rent, home values, vacancies, and public housing.
Quality of Life
Access insights on health care, crime, hospital locations, and health risks.
Education
Analyze school enrollment, graduation rates, and locations of colleges and cultural institutions.
Elections
Examine presidential, gubernatorial, senatorial, and congressional election results.
Trusted, Transparent, and Up-to-Date
We take pride in sourcing our data from trusted public and proprietary sources. Our Data Library includes detailed documentation for every dataset, ensuring full transparency about collection methods and processing. With a commitment to staying current, we update our resources as soon as new data is released—like the American Community Survey, which appears in Social Explorer within days of publication.
Easy to Access, Easy to Use
Social Explorer’s tools make it simple to explore, visualize, and export data. Whether accessing our Data Library, referencing the Data Dictionary, or creating detailed reports, you can seamlessly integrate our resources into your workflow. Export data in formats like Excel and CSV, saving time and enabling deeper analysis in your preferred tools.
Turn Data into Decisions
Our Comprehensive Data Resources, you can unlock reliable, up-to-date information to enhance your analysis, reports, and strategies.