Is 01803 a good location for a boutique?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 01803 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts for a boutique: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the boutiques already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 01803, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Boutique. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 01803 covers 11 square miles, so its edges are about 2 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 22, 2026.

ZIP 01803
9,974 households
Median household income
$146,436
Residents
26,274
Boutiques with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    20Jobs
    4,032Households

    20 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,268 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    2Clothing, shoe and accessory stores
    0.46 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 clothing, shoe and accessory stores within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 3 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $122KMiddle-case sales
    $1,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $66,000 to $216,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $122,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    7,638Vehicles a day
    10,416Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 7,638 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 290 feet away and Unnamed minor arterial, 10,416 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 410 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 01803 can sell each year

Middle case$122K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$66K
High case$216K
Rivals within 3.5 mi124
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$450 to $2,150 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile2

16th percentile for nearby competition among 3,545 similar businesses in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area

Under the metro median of 18
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile3

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain2,430 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,560 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain4,300 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,268

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk20
Within 1 mile10,253
Office-type, half mile308

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education1,100
  • Food service and lodging266
  • Public administration178
  • Health care137
  • Arts and recreation134

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Unnamed Major Collector7,638

Nearest counted road, 2021 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Minor Arterial10,416

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial (pandemic year)410 ft10,416

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 01803: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a boutique there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 11 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2021); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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