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Census Business Builder (CBB)

The Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.

Version 5.8
  • Version 5.8
  • Overview
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  • Known Issues & Comments

Version 5.8

Census Business Builder offers key data in a user-friendly interface.

Key Features

  • Easy to use menus and Search tools to select the location you’d like to research and nearly all types of businesses.
  • Interactive maps to browse and download data about the selected area and type of businesses.
  • A customizable dashboard that includes time series, geographic comparison, and geographic ranking charts.
  • Interactive and downloadable reports (including charts) that can be easily incorporated into your research.
  • Optimized for your smartphone or tablet.

What's New in Version 5.8

  • 2022 Economic Census Geographic Area Statistics
  • Includes Data Source and Year for all variables in the app and Business Profile
  • Sorting capability for the Business Comparison tables
  • Time series for American Community Survey variables
  • NAICS codes added to the Top Impacted Industries
  • Edit existing Filters
  • Ability to disable pop-up hover and engage only show pop-up on click
  • Adjust transparency either in map area or legend area for choropleth layer
  • Expand legend sizing
  • Allow toggle of Primary/Secondary map variables
  • Add a distance scale to the map that adjusts as you zoom in and out
  • Enhancements to UI elements
  • Bug fixes for known issues.

Flyers

View flyers that provide an Overview of Census Business Builder.

Widgets

Feedback

Please email us at ewd.outreach@census.gov with your feedback on the tool, including what you like about it as well as what changes you’d like to see in future versions.

Page Last Revised - January 6, 2025
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