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skodaddy426 t1_izzbfm9 wrote

Other than the absence of Dunkin’ in the Pacific Northwest I am not sure I see any significant differences. What am I missing?

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scarcerarity t1_izzei20 wrote

That anywhere there are lots of people, there will be lots of fast food chain restaurants. So all these plots are highly correlated with a general population density plot.

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BobisFreezing t1_j0066gl wrote

Yup. Definitely an r/peopleliveincities map

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sampathsris t1_j019f5z wrote

But I've never seen 9 of them together. So... that's something.

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WillingPublic t1_izzz4qy wrote

True. If you do a plot of Taco John locations in the USA, however, you will see a map of where people don’t live in the country. I love Taco John BTW, but they only seem to be in very isolated places.

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G_Peccary t1_j03n9de wrote

Is a Taco John what people have to use immediately after eating Taco Bell?

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MultiplyAccumulate t1_j000x8a wrote

Dunken is pretty sparse in the southwest as well starting just past the Florida panhandle. Both Starbucks and Dunkin have a triangular hole on the lower Mississippi.

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K_H007 t1_j00p9gz wrote

Look closely and you can see that the same thing happens with Domino's and Wendy's in terms of a density dip. Heck, pretty much the only two of the nine that don't are Subway and McD's.

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BobDogGo t1_j01lnk3 wrote

They kan’t kompete with Krispy Kreme

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womenworshipmod t1_j00kmeu wrote

It looks like America does not run on Dunkin after all.

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EMPulseKC t1_j00s5en wrote

Yeah, it's mostly New England and the northeastern US running on Dunkin.

Dunkin and Wawa.

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AyyLMAOistRevolution t1_j02q0re wrote

Maybe Dunkin disputes the outcome of the 1846 Oregon boundary question so they don't view the Pacific Northwest as "America". Maybe they agree with Britain's claim that Canada's southern border should run along the 42nd parallel.

Has Dunkin's corporate PR ever addressed these allegations that I just made up??

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flyingcircusdog t1_j00je9l wrote

Starbucks is especially concentrated in larger towns and cities, while subway seems to have expanded to more remote towns while still maintaining a presence in cities.

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PrinceZuzu09 t1_j00c1sv wrote

Finally found out why I've literally never seen one in my life lol

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FrankDrakman t1_j00i5l7 wrote

All across the northwest, really. Looks like the donut drought starts at the Dakotas.

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mrzaius t1_j038qqf wrote

That some franchises have much more rural reach than others

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randomthad69 t1_j0apj9q wrote

they need to have a starbucks map and show how the great coffee wars were fought for generations

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