Visit the U.S. Census Bureau Web site at http://www.census.gov.

Pull up the census tract data both for your home address and for your campus address. If the tracts are the same, pick another college or university. Compare and contrast the two locations as potential sites for each of the following. Use a street map, too, if it will help.

a. A bookstore

b. A store specializing in golfing-related goods

c. A children’s day-care center

d. A distribution center for cleaning supplies