Hotels
*To help you with your expenses, we have set up preferred rates with the Sheraton Riverwalk Hotel and the Hyatt Hotel, both located directly across the street from our office. When you make your reservations just ask for the TAi-Tampa Bay preferred rate and enjoy the discount.
A Strategic Location in Mid-Florida:
60 minutes to Tarpon Springs
50 minutes to Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven
75 minutes to Orlando
20 minutes to Busch Gardens
120 minutes to Sarasota
45 minutes to St. Petersburg beach resorts
30 minutes to Clearwater Beach
10 minutes to the Tampa Airport
ZIP CODES WITHIN REACH
Residents in Tampa as well as surrounding counties are accessible for focus groups. (Remember we have an out-of-the office staff to reach into the communities for in-store interviews when needed.)
Here is a list of the area zip codes.
This is Little America
For years the population shifting to Florida’s west coast has come from every part of the U.S., Canada and even Florida itself, with the result that the demographics of our county (Hillsborough) match almost exactly those of the U.S. at large. Including old and young, coming from all coasts. This is working America…the way it is. (Begins below)
Tampa Bay Metro Area Rankings
Florida’s largest metro market.
Southeast’s second largest market.
Nation’s 22nd largest metro market.
The Tampa Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is a growth market, where every year the population size is among the top 25 nationally. Tampa Bay ranks second in size among southeastern metropolitan areas and is No. 1 in Florida. And Florida now is the 4th most populous state in the U.S., just behind California, Texas and New York. Click here for more demographic information
| Tampa Bay Rankings (1999-latest available) |
National |
Southeast |
Florida |
|
Population
|
2,299,900 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
| Households |
962,100 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
| Effective Buying Income |
$39,896,422,000 |
24 |
2 |
1 |
| Drug Store Sales |
$1,191,559,000 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
| Automotive Dealer Sales |
$7,275,230,000 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
Click to here for more demographic information
Tampa Bay also ranks high in other vital statistics such as number of households, effective buying income and retail activity, not only in Florida and the Southeast, but also among all MSAs in the United States.
Largest Southeastern Housing Metros 1999
| City |
Households |
Nat'l Rank |
| Atlanta |
1,423,800 |
8 |
| Tampa |
962,100 |
16 |
| Miami |
765,500 |
25 |
| Fort Lauderdale |
644,400 |
30 |
| Orlando |
589,600 |
34 |
| Norfolk |
554,200 |
40 |
| Charlotte |
538,100 |
42 |
| New Orleans |
486,200 |
44 |
| Greensboro |
470,100 |
45 |
| Nashville |
450,400 |
47 |
| West Palm Beach |
439,800 |
48 |
| Raleigh-Durham |
435,500 |
49 |
|