Data Underload

Every day is a bit different, but here is a wideout view of how Americans spend their days. Compare with your own time use.

There are a lot of great craft breweries in the United States, but there is only so much time. This is the computed best way to get to the top rated breweries and how to maximize the beer tasting experience. Every journey begins with a single sip.

Looking at educational attainment, income, work hours, and commute, this is who has the same work life as you do.

The individual data points of life are much less predictable than the average. Here's a simulation that shows you how much time is left on the clock.

Work changed over the years. Salaries changed over the years. I was curious: If you compared your personal income from present day, how would it compare to the distribution of salaries in previous decades?

Subway dominates the sandwich chains.

Select one or more races for a quick comparison. Counties are colored by the most prevalent.

In English, there's an idiom that notes confusion: "It's all Greek to me." Other languages have similar sayings, but they don't use Greek as their point of confusion.

I’m sure you finished your taxes months ago, but here’s a chart of…

We know spending changes when you have more money. Here's by how much.

Placement of Daily Double clues, from season 1 to 31. Watch them play out.

See who has it worse off and better than you.

We don't all start our work days at the same time, despite what morning rush hour might have you think.

Stare at boundary lines long enough, and you'll start to see weird things too.

The way that people get around can say a lot about how a place is made up. Here's an interactive map that shows how people get to work in America.