Public data, mapped with intent

Scroll to move through Census geography, price indices, and a quiet network footprint — the same craft we use in PostGIS-backed analysis.

Scroll the story (or use the scrubber) · click the map for a place readout.

01 — Census

Where people live

County population from the 2020 Census, drawn as a national choropleth. Density and change hide in the quiet greys until you lean in — then the pattern of metros and corridors becomes unmistakable.

02 — Prices

Cost of living, state by state

Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U year-over-year joins cleanly to state boundaries. Thematic overlays like this are everyday PostGIS joins — geography as the index, numbers as the payload.

03 — Region

Tighten the frame

Zoom to Virginia and the same Census counties resolve into a working regional canvas. GIS analysis starts with the right extent — then buffers, intersects, and joins earn their keep.

04 — Network

Market footprint, illustrated

A public-data style network of hubs, markets, and spokes across Virginia. Points, corridors, and catchments are how spatial SQL turns tables into operating pictures.

County population

U.S. Census 2020 · choropleth Click a county or state…