Driving Radius Map & Drive Time Maps

Set a distance around any point on your map and Maptive will show you every location from your spreadsheet that falls inside the circle, with exportable results and demographic data.

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Build Your First Radius Circle in 3 Steps

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Open the Distance Radius Tool

Go to Map Tools in your Maptive dashboard and click on the Distance Radius Circles tool. This opens the panel where you set your center point, define the circle size, and adjust its appearance.

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Set Your Center Point & Radius Size

Type an address, click a spot on the map, select an existing marker, or use your device location as the center point. Then set the distance you want the circle to cover and pick miles or kilometers.

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Customize & Add Your Radius

Pick a fill color, border color, and border thickness so your circle is easy to spot among other layers. Click Add Proximity Radius and the circle appears on your map with a listing in the tool panel.

What Is a Distance Radius Map?

A distance radius map places a circle of a specific size around a point on a geographic map, then shows you every data point that falls inside or outside that boundary. The circle represents a fixed distance from the center, measured in miles or kilometers, and any markers from your uploaded spreadsheet that land within the boundary are counted and accessible.

In Maptive, you can click on a radius circle to see a popup with summary metrics pulled from your own data or from built-in US and Canadian demographic sources. You can also export the locations within the circle to a spreadsheet file, with straight-line or driving distances calculated for each row.

Define Service Coverage Around Your Locations

Drop a radius circle on each of your stores or offices to see the footprint your business covers at a given distance. Areas where circles overlap show redundant coverage, and any gaps between them reveal where customers have no access.

Find Which Customers Fall Within Delivery Range

Set your radius to the maximum distance you can deliver and every customer address inside the circle is a confirmed candidate. Addresses that fall outside the boundary tell you how much demand sits beyond your current service range.

Compare Competitor Proximity to Your Market

Add competitor addresses to your spreadsheet, plot them, and draw radius circles around your own locations. Any competitor marker inside your circle means they serve the same customer pool, which gives you a local competition count.

Support Site Selection with Catchment Data

Before committing to a new location, draw a radius at your target distance and review the data inside it. Maptive lets you pull census-level metrics into the radius popup, so you can assess population, income, and age for the area.

Balance Field Team Assignments by Proximity

Add radius circles around each of your sales reps or field technicians to see whose coverage overlaps and whose territory has gaps. Reassign accounts based on who is closest to cut travel time and make sure no zone goes unattended.

3 Scenarios Where the Distance Radius Map Pays Off

Apply Radius Circles to Individual Locations

The most direct way to use the tool is to add a radius around a single point on your map. You type in an address, select an existing marker, click on the map, or use your device location as the center, and then set the distance in miles or kilometers.

Once the circle appears, you can click inside it to open a popup with summary metrics. By default, the popup shows the number of markers from your data that fall within the radius. If you click Customize Metrics, you can add columns from your own spreadsheet or pull in US and Canadian demographic data like population, median household income, or age distribution. This is useful for site selection where you need to know how many existing customers are nearby and what the demographic profile of the area looks like.

After adding the circle, you can reposition it by double-clicking the center point and dragging it to a new spot. If you placed a radius in the wrong area or want to test a different location, this saves you from deleting and recreating it. You can also edit the name, fill color, border color, opacity, and border thickness from the kebab menu next to the radius listing, which keeps your map organized when you are working with several circles.

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Add Radius Circles Across a Group of Markers

If you need a radius around every marker in a category, you do not have to add them one by one. The tool lets you switch from Individual Location to Group using the Apply To dropdown, then select a column from your data and pick a value from it.

For example, if your spreadsheet has a State column, you can select that column and choose a state like Georgia. Maptive will then add a radius circle around every marker tagged with that value. This is practical for regional coverage analysis where you want to see how far each location in a state reaches, all at once, instead of repeating the process for each pin.

When you filter your data after adding group-based circles, the circles filter along with the markers. That means if you narrow your view to a specific product line or business unit, only the relevant radius circles remain visible. Each group-generated radius inherits the same size and color settings you chose during setup, but you can edit individual circles afterward if you need to differentiate between them. This approach works well for franchise operations, multi-location retailers, or any setup where you manage dozens or hundreds of sites and want a uniform radius applied across all of them.

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Export Location Data from Within Your Radius

Once your radius is on the map, you can export the markers that fall inside it to a spreadsheet file. Maptive gives you two export paths: export from a single circle by clicking the kebab menu next to it, or export from all circles at once using the Export File button.

The export settings let you choose your file format, including xlsx, tsv, or csv, and copy to clipboard is available too. You can return all markers within the radius or limit the export to a set number of the closest markers to the center. There is also an option to flip the export so it returns markers outside the circle instead, which is helpful when you need to identify locations that fall beyond your current service range.

One of the more practical export options is the distance calculation toggle. You can choose between straight-line distance and driving time with driving distance for each exported row. If you are building a delivery schedule or routing plan, the driving version gives you a better picture of how long it takes to reach each location from the center. When exporting from multiple circles, Maptive has a deduplication option that assigns each row to the circle it is closest to, preventing duplicates in your file.

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FAQs About Distance Radius Maps

1How do I set the center point for a radius circle?uestion
You have four options for placing the center of your radius. You can type a full address into the starting location field, click a crosshair icon and then click anywhere on the map, use your mobile device location, or select an existing marker from your data. Each method populates the center point in the same tool panel, and you proceed from there.
2Can I add multiple radius circles to the same map?
Yes. You can add as many radius circles as your map requires, each with its own center point, size, and color settings. Every circle appears as a separate listing in the Proximity Radius Tool panel, and you can show, hide, edit, or delete each one individually from that panel. There is no fixed limit on the number of circles you can place per map.
3Can I apply radius circles to an entire group of markers at once?
You can. Switch the Apply To dropdown from Individual Location to Group, then select a column from your spreadsheet data such as state or business category, and pick a specific value from that column. Maptive will add a radius circle around every marker that matches your selection, which saves you from going through the process of creating each one manually.
4What units of measurement does the radius tool support?
The tool supports both miles and kilometers as units. You can switch between them using the dropdown next to the Proximity Within field when setting up your radius. The unit you choose applies to the circle you are creating at that moment, so you can mix miles and kilometers across different circles on the same map if your data requires it.
5Can I move a radius circle after I place it?
Yes. Double-click the center point of the radius circle to enter edit mode, then click and hold anywhere inside the circle and drag it to the new position you want. Once you have it placed correctly, click the green checkmark to save the new position or click the red X to cancel and return the circle to its original spot on the map.
6How do I change the color or size of an existing radius circle?
Click the kebab menu, which is the three dots icon, next to the radius listing in the tool panel and select Edit Proximity. A dialogue box will open where you can change the name, radius size, fill color, border color, fill opacity, border line opacity, and border thickness for that circle. Click Save to apply your changes to the map.
7What data can I see inside a radius popup?
When you click inside a radius circle, a popup displays summary metrics for that specific area. You can customize what appears in the popup by clicking the Customize Metrics button, which lets you add columns from your own uploaded spreadsheet data or pull in built-in US and Canadian demographic sources like population counts, median household income, and age distribution breakdowns.
8Can I export the locations that fall inside a radius circle?
You can export from a single circle by clicking the kebab menu next to its listing, or export from all circles at once using the Export File button. Maptive offers xlsx, tsv, and csv formats, along with a copy-to-clipboard option. Each export includes the markers from your data that fall within the radius, with optional straight-line or driving distance added to each row.
9What is the difference between exporting inside and outside markers?
By default, the export returns every marker that falls within your radius circles. If you switch the export setting to All Markers Outside the Results, the file will instead return every marker that does not fall inside any of your active circles. This is useful when you need to identify which locations or customers currently sit beyond your coverage area.
10Does filtering my data affect the radius circles on the map?
If you applied radius circles to a group, filtering your data will also filter the circles so that only the relevant ones remain visible. This keeps the map in sync with whatever subset of your data you are reviewing. Individually placed circles are not affected by data filters and will stay on the map unless you hide or delete them.
11Can I use the radius tool alongside other Maptive features?
Radius circles work alongside every other tool in Maptive without any conflict between them. You can layer them with heat maps, boundary overlays, grouped markers, and route optimization on the same map view. This lets you combine proximity analysis with other mapping features to get a more complete picture of your data and how your locations relate to each other.
12Is the radius tool available on mobile devices?
Maptive runs in your browser on any device, so the radius tool works on mobile as well as desktop. One of the center point options uses your device location, which is particularly helpful when you are out in the field and want to see which of your data points fall within a set distance from where you are at that moment.

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