Full-Service Grocery Store Locations in Washington DC

A 2012 dataset of full-service grocery store locations in the District of Columbia, compiled by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer. It uses the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration's licensing criteria and was cross-referenced with a 2018 Food System Assessment. Data is confirmed through government datasets, commercial sources, and site visits.

Use Cases

• Map grocery store locations to analyze food access and retail density across Washington DC neighborhoods.
• Cross-reference store locations with the ABCA's full-service grocery store criteria for licensing and policy compliance studies.
• Use geographic coordinates for spatial analysis of food deserts or proximity to public transit in the District of Columbia.

Strengths

• Data is actively maintained, with a last update in July 2025.
• Compiled using a formal definition from the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA).
• Verified through multiple sources including government datasets, commercial data, and on-site visits.

Limitations

• The dataset's initial creation was in 2012, so the foundational list may be outdated.
• No row count or sample data is provided to assess the dataset's scale and completeness.
• The specific columns and attributes for each location are unknown, limiting analytical depth.

Provenance

Source

Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), District of Columbia.

Collection Method

Compiled using ABCA licensing criteria, cross-referenced with a 2018 Food System Assessment, and confirmed via DLCP data, media, commercial datasets, and site visits.

Time Range

Initial creation in 2012, with ongoing updates.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-07-30.

Geography

District of Columbia (Washington DC).