Is 02128 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 02128 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 02128, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 02128 covers 5.0 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 02128
17,736 households
Median household income
$90,106
Residents
43,345
Bars with employees, 2023
5

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    32Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 8,779 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses
    0.52 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 12 within a mile.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

10th percentile for nearby competition among 1,844 similar businesses in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile12

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain2,740 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group3,050 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain4,510 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,750 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,790 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk8,779

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile13,638
Office-type, half mile270

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Transportation7,104
  • Food service and lodging1,204
  • Public administration163
  • Real estate107
  • Retail97

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.

Not measured in this ZIP

  • Traffic on the nearest roadNo state or federal traffic count was found near the center of this ZIP.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 02128: 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 bar 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 5.0 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); 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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