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The local digital gap in Washington, DC
1,296 of 3,459 named businesses on the Washington, DC map list no website: 37%. Across the 39 United States cities in the study it is 56%; counting down from the highest share without one, Washington, DC comes 36 of 39.
The biggest gap is restaurants: 195 of 1,061 list no website. The highest share is dry cleaners at 93%. Pubs are the most likely to list one: 13% without.
"No website listed" means the map record has no website tag, not that the business has no website. Method.
Washington, DC, by kind of business
Kinds of business with at least 20 named records in Washington, DC, the most businesses without a website listed first.
| Kind of business | Named | Own website | Social page only | No website | Phone | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 1,061 | 860 | 6 | 195 | 80% | 64% |
| Hair salons | 171 | 47 | 0 | 124 | 40% | 28% |
| Cafes | 362 | 264 | 1 | 97 | 68% | 54% |
| Clothing stores | 161 | 69 | 0 | 92 | 29% | 43% |
| Dry cleaners | 75 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 16% | 36% |
| Gyms | 125 | 59 | 0 | 66 | 31% | 18% |
| Doctors and clinics | 91 | 28 | 0 | 63 | 20% | 21% |
| Bars | 242 | 178 | 3 | 61 | 71% | 45% |
| Beauty salons | 88 | 30 | 1 | 57 | 36% | 34% |
| Dentists | 61 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 41% | 28% |
| Auto repair shops | 38 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5% | 11% |
| Nail salons | 51 | 18 | 1 | 32 | 61% | 33% |
| Hotels | 173 | 148 | 0 | 25 | 89% | 2% |
| Opticians | 39 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 33% | 41% |
| Pharmacies | 49 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 10% | 33% |
| Real estate agents | 41 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 34% | 7% |
| Supermarkets | 77 | 54 | 1 | 22 | 74% | 74% |
| Accountants | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 41% | 11% |
| Furniture stores | 25 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 20% | 28% |
| Nightclubs | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 29% | 24% |
| Jewelry stores | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 40% | 53% |
| Bookstores | 38 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 47% | 66% |
| Bakeries | 35 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 63% | 54% |
| Daycare centers | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 35% | 9% |
| Lawyers | 33 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 58% | 36% |
| Pubs | 62 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 87% | 52% |
| Veterinarians | 25 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 52% | 48% |
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Cite this study
Get a List Of (2026). The local digital gap in Washington, DC: websites, phone numbers and opening hours of 3,459 local businesses on OpenStreetMap. Extract of 7 November 2026. https://getalistof.com/local-digital-gap/washington-dc/
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