The source analyzes data from 100 top-tier Indoor Malls, 100 Open-Air Shopping Centers (not including outlet malls) and 100 Outlet Malls across the country, in both urban and suburban areas. Placer.ai uses de-identified location information from a panel of tens of million devices and processes the data using industry-leading AI and machine learning capabilities to make estimations about overall visits to specific locations.Â
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Shopping center average dwell time in the U.S. in January 2025, by type
In the three shopping center types, indoor malls, open-air shopping centers, and outlet malls, customers' visits lasted on average around one hour. Indoor malls had a marginally higher median dwell time, at almost ** minutes.
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Placer.ai. (February 2, 2025). Median dwell times at shopping centers in the United States in January 2025, by mall type (in minutes) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1454982/median-dwell-time-at-malls-by-type-us/
Placer.ai. "Median dwell times at shopping centers in the United States in January 2025, by mall type (in minutes)." Chart. February 2, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1454982/median-dwell-time-at-malls-by-type-us/
Placer.ai. (2025). Median dwell times at shopping centers in the United States in January 2025, by mall type (in minutes). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1454982/median-dwell-time-at-malls-by-type-us/
Placer.ai. "Median Dwell times at Shopping Centers in The United States in January 2025, by Mall Type (in Minutes)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Feb 2025, /statistics/1454982/median-dwell-time-at-malls-by-type-us/
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Median dwell times at shopping centers in the United States in January 2025, by mall type (in minutes) [Graph], Placer.ai, February 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1454982/median-dwell-time-at-malls-by-type-us/
