ATTENTION:  EWHotSpots.com data has been completely updated!  We also have made some significant changes to market geography.  The following is a complete description of all updates and changes to EWHotSpots.com.

150 Metro Markets – In the past, the metro markets were represented as MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Areas). The term "core based statistical area" (CBSA) became effective in 2000 and refers collectively to metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.  EWHotSpots.com has converted all market level geography to the CBSA metropolitan market definitions.  Here is a list of the markets now offered in EWHotSpots.com along with the counties contained in each market.

Updated data – The Population Projects, Household/Housing Unit Statistics, and Demographic Summaries reports are now updated to reflect the following timeframes:  2000 (Census year), 2005, and 2010.

If you have any questions regarding these changes, or about EWHotSpots.com in general, please feel free to call our technical support line at

To learn more about the CBSA market definitions visit:  http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/aboutmetro.html

EWHotSpots.com provides critical information useful in strategic planning, market share observations, marketing and sales in the electrical products distribution market.  EWHotSpots.com makes data available in three levels of geography:

• State
• CBSA Market 
• NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) Trade Area 

The following outlines the specific data elements available for each level of geography:

States

• Population, Household, and Employment Statistics
• Building Permits
• Critical Contacts 

Metro Area