Nantucket Uses StreetLight Data to Estimate Population

Seasonal population peaks are difficult to measure – especially in popular destinations like Nantucket Island. But population size is a critical metric for transportation planning, federal funding allocation, and more.

The Wall Street Journal cites a StreetLight Data client, the Nantucket Open Data Platform, who uses StreetLight’s innovative mobility analytics to estimate the island’s population around the year. This data is helping public agencies and local businesses in Nantucket build better plans for the future.