Social Trust Map
Social Trust Map
Neighborhood-Level Trust Signals Across the United States
Overview
The Social Trust Map is an interactive, scrollytelling experience that visualizes Weave's Social Trust Index for every neighborhood in the United States. This powerful tool helps communities understand where connection is taking root and where support is needed most.
By blending indicators of how people show up for each other (behaviors), how they feel and express care (intentions), and where connection happens (social spaces), the map provides an early signal for civic health that can guide community-building efforts.
Trust is an early signal for civic health. By surfacing local strengths and gaps, the map helps residents, organizers, and funders target efforts that build connection, belonging, and mutual support at the neighborhood level.
Key Features
- Neighborhood-level trust scores across all U.S. communities
- Three-dimensional analysis: Behaviors, Intentions, and Social Spaces
- Interactive scrollytelling experience with location awareness
- Regular data updates from public datasets and social signals
- Trend tracking to identify growing or declining trust patterns
- Multimedia visualization for exploring community context
Who Can Use This
How to Use
Start by exploring your neighborhood to understand trust patterns in your community. The map shows three dimensions of trust:
- Behaviors: How people show up for each other through actions
- Intentions: How people express care and connection
- Social Spaces: Where connection happens in your community
Browse the interactive map for 15-30 minutes to identify strengths and opportunities in your area. Compare your neighborhood to nearby communities and look for trends over time.
Reflection Prompts
Use these questions to deepen your engagement with the data:
- Where do I see connection already happening around me, and how could I support it?
- What spaces in my neighborhood could become hubs for trust if we invested in them?
- Whose voices are missing from our understanding of local trust—and how will we invite them in?
Why This Matters for The Change Lab
The Social Trust Map provides neighborhood-level data that supports community-building strategies across multiple pathways. As we develop Pathways for Community, Culture and Belonging, this tool offers evidence-based insights that help identify where connection is flourishing and where intentional support is needed.
By combining quantitative trust indicators with lived experience and local knowledge, communities can design targeted interventions that strengthen the social fabric and build civic health from the ground up.
