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Is 02134 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 02134 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts for a restaurant: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the restaurants already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 02134, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 02134 covers 1.2 square miles, so its edges are about half a mile 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 02134
8,217 households
Median household income
$78,679
Residents
17,667
Restaurants with employees, 2023
64

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,144Jobs
    18,161Households

    1,144 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 4,586 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    112Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.23 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 112 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (5 chain, 14 local multi-location and 93 independent) and 261 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $326KMiddle-case sales
    $2,700Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $327,000 to $438,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $326,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 6,328 vehicles a day

    6,328Vehicles a day
    19,334Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 6,328 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 470 feet away; Unnamed minor arterial, 11,533 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 530 feet away; and Unnamed principal arterial, 19,334 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2017), about 680 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 02134

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 02134 can sell each year

Middle case$326K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$327K
High case$438K
Rivals within 2 mi830
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,650 to $3,650 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 mile112

87th percentile for nearby competition among 12,712 similar businesses in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area

4.7× the metro median of 24
Within a quarter mile3
Within 1 mile261

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,210 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain1,270 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,520 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,620 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent1,650 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk4,586

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,144
Within 1 mile43,046
Office-type, half mile742

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging1,271
  • Health care720
  • Retail469
  • Transportation318
  • Real estate303

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 Collector6,328

Nearest counted road, 2021 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Principal Arterial19,334

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial (pandemic year)530 ft11,533
  • Unnamed Principal Arterial680 ft19,334
  • Massachusetts Turnpike880 ft130,576

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 02134: 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 restaurant 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 1.2 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 2024); 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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