Turn monthly population research into a market brief
Get a new, organized market brief in Google Sheets from Census Bureau data on the schedule you choose.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create a Google Sheet
Creates a new google spreadsheet in google drive using the provided title.
Why this helps
Comparing population data across locations every month takes time and makes it easy to miss a market shift.
- Create a repeatable view of population data for selected markets.
- Keep monthly research organized in a dedicated spreadsheet.
- Reduce time spent assembling recurring market briefs.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Census Bureau and Google Sheets once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, with a name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve the population measures and locations you need and create a titled Google Sheet with the results.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example and review the new spreadsheet.
Questions about this workflow
Can this choose which locations to compare?
Yes. Name the locations and population measures in your instruction. Notis can only retrieve measures supported by the connected Census Bureau access.
Will each run update the prior month's sheet?
This workflow creates a new spreadsheet. Ask for a different outcome if you want results appended to an existing spreadsheet.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Census bureau to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Census bureau triggers
Google Sheets actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Census bureau and Google Sheets, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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