I need to determine a list of businesses surrounding a project site (generally a quarter mile, half mile, and a mile from the project site. I have a list of business licenses within my jurisdiction, but my project site is on the border of another jurisdiction. Therefore using a report such as the Business Locator Report is invaluable to compile a list of businesses within a certain distance of my project site.
I need to filter by type of business, for example, all medical services related businesses. I don't believe this is possible through the Business Locator Report. Does anyone have other suggestions how to filter by business type (either before running the report, or some other functionality that does not require a report)?
The Business Locator Report limits the number of businesses to 250 businesses. I met that cap within 0.63 miles of my project site. If I can filter by business type, I can probably get all of the businesses of that type within a mile of my project. Any solutions to expand the 250 business list cap (or again, filter by business type)?
I am aware that I can filter the report list by looking at each SIC code, however, it would be great to export the report as an excel and sort by SIC code since the report is automatically sorted by distance to the main point feature. Also a SIC code description would be helpful to add to the report. Anyone know of any solutions that can generate an excel of the business list that comes from the Business Locator report?
Finally, why doesn't the Business Locator report work using a polygon feature?
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