Chain stores in District of Columbia
District of Columbia has locations of 162 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Starbucks, with 56 locations, followed by Subway (47). The chains most typical of District of Columbia, compared with the rest of the country, are Potbelly, &pizza and Sweetgreen.
Most District of Columbia chains
Chains with far more locations per person in District of Columbia than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potbelly | 16 | 2.3 | 19× |
| &pizza | 14 | 2.0 | 115× |
| Sweetgreen | 12 | 1.7 | 20× |
| Capital One | 8 | 1.1 | 13× |
| CorePower Yoga | 8 | 1.1 | 16× |
| Whole Foods Market | 8 | 1.1 | 7.2× |
| Giant Food | 7 | 1.0 | 21× |
| Shake Shack | 7 | 1.0 | 7.4× |
| Insomnia Cookies | 6 | 0.9 | 7.9× |
| Gold's Gym | 5 | 0.7 | 14× |
| Safeway | 18 | 2.6 | 5.2× |
| Trader Joe's | 7 | 1.0 | 5.1× |
| Sephora | 5 | 0.7 | 4.5× |
| F45 Training | 6 | 0.9 | 4.3× |
| Truist | 16 | 2.3 | 4.1× |
Most common chains in District of Columbia
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starbucks | Coffee | 56 | 8.0 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 47 | 6.7 |
| CVS Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 37 | 5.3 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 26 | 3.7 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 24 | 3.4 |
| Chipotle | Mexican | 22 | 3.1 |
| Wells Fargo | Bank | 22 | 3.1 |
| Bank of America | Bank | 21 | 3.0 |
| Dunkin' | Coffee | 20 | 2.8 |
| 7-Eleven | Convenience & gas | 19 | 2.7 |
| Safeway | Grocery | 18 | 2.6 |
| Exxon | Gas brand | 17 | 2.4 |
| The UPS Store | Services | 17 | 2.4 |
| BP | Gas brand | 16 | 2.3 |
| Potbelly | Sandwiches & subs | 16 | 2.3 |
| Truist | Bank | 16 | 2.3 |
| &pizza | Pizza | 14 | 2.0 |
| Chick-fil-A | Chicken | 12 | 1.7 |
| H&R Block | Services | 12 | 1.7 |
| Sweetgreen | Sandwiches & subs | 12 | 1.7 |
| Mobil | Gas brand | 11 | 1.6 |
| Panera Bread | Sandwiches & subs | 11 | 1.6 |
| Popeyes | Chicken | 11 | 1.6 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 9 | 1.3 |
| Metro by T-Mobile | Electronics & phones | 9 | 1.3 |
Big chains with no District of Columbia location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no District of Columbia location in our data: Dollar General, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Circle K, NAPA Auto Parts, Valero, Dairy Queen, Krispy Krunchy Chicken, Sonic Drive-In, Arby's, Speedway, Tractor Supply, Phillips 66, Caliber Collision, Sally Beauty, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Jiffy Lube, Sinclair, Rent-A-Center, Bath & Body Works and Sport Clips.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 162 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 702,250 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.