I could then graph the data (pie chart, bar graph, etc) to show how the building type distribution (e.g. residential ratio per hospital) varies between the states.
You can look at it in a slippy map: https://gis-fema.hub.arcgis.com/pages/usa-structures (a couple clicks required from there).
In my area it doesn't particularly identify garages well, so you probably can't spend that much time on bike sheds.
Some may need an assist: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bikeshedding
I love to see a wry comment being taken seriously too and this one did not disappoint.