Where does your money really end up?
See who owns what you buy, and find local, independent options near you.
Insurer, hospital or clinic? Search Healthcare Compare. Every fact links to its source, and grades are our opinion.
Why we built Shoptegrity
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About 69%
of U.S. household wealth is held by the wealthiest 10% of households (mid-2026).
Federal Reserve, Q2 2026 -
51%
of Americans lived in middle-income households in 2023, down from 61% in 1971.
Pew Research Center, 2024 -
About 35%
of households headed by someone under 35 owned their home in mid-2026, down from a peak of about 44% in 2004.
Census Bureau, Q2 2026 -
53.5%
of Americans had health insurance through an employer or union at some point in 2025, their own or a family member's.
Census Bureau, 2025
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- Support your neighbors and keep money local Local Directory · Community · Swap Guides · Dollar Flow Map
- Start or grow your own business Sell Direct · Local Directory
- Health care that does not depend on your job Healthcare Compare
- A path to owning a home Pathways to Owning
- Food that pays the people who grow it Food Chain
- Buy straight from makers and growers Food Chain · Sell Direct
- Producer co-ops overseas Food Chain
- Who owns the brands on your shelf Brand Check · Who Owns What?
- Independent local service businesses Local Directory
- Who owns your clinic or insurer Healthcare Compare
- Renters' rights and who owns your home Housing & Rentals
- Fair pay and safe workplaces Brand Check · Healthcare Compare
- Soil, water, wildlife, and animal welfare Food Chain · Brand Check
Explore the tools
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Healthcare Compare
Compare insurers, hospitals and clinics. Ownership shows only when cited.
Compare careFood Chain
See how a food dollar is split and who gets paid along the way.
Follow the foodBrand Check & Swaps
Look up who owns a brand, then find better alternatives.
Check a brandHousing & Rentals
Guides for renters and buyers, plus landlord records we can cite.
Open the guideLocal Directory
Find independent local businesses and check that they still are.
Find localSell Direct
For makers, farms and co-ops who want to sell straight to customers.
Start sellingSchools & Farms
How farm-to-school sourcing works, from verified sources.
See how it worksCommunity
Why supporting your neighbors matters, with cited research.
Visit the community20% of our profit goes to charity
We pledge one fifth of Shoptegrity's yearly profit to five charities: Good Jobs First, Project Equity, Earthjustice, Doctors Without Borders USA and the National Farm to School Network. We publish a report each year. See the pledge and the charities →
How we keep it fair
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Opinion, labelled
Grades are our opinion, built on a published rubric.
Disclosed
Commercial relationships are listed on our Disclosures page.
Open to correction
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