Is 02135 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 02135 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts for a gym: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gyms already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 02135, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 02135 covers 2.6 square miles, so its edges are about 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 02135
21,143 households
Median household income
$90,829
Residents
43,149
Gyms with employees, 2023
4

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    915Jobs
    24,278Households

    915 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 3,855 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    5Similar businesses
    420 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 5 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (3 chain, 1 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 17 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $394KMiddle-case sales
    $4,950Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $231,000 to $706,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $394,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 13,525 vehicles a day

    13,525Vehicles a day
    19,334Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 13,525 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 180 feet away; Unnamed principal arterial, 19,334 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2017), about 200 feet away; and Unnamed major collector, 6,102 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 420 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 02135 can sell each year

Middle case$394K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$231K
High case$706K
Rivals within 3.5 mi174
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,900 to $8,800 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 mile5

63th percentile for nearby competition among 2,627 similar businesses in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area

1.7× the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile4
Within 1 mile17

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain420 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain480 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group620 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,000 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain1,570 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk3,855

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk915
Within 1 mile21,296
Office-type, half mile411

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care2,186
  • Food service and lodging410
  • Administrative support303
  • Real estate197
  • Construction193

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 Minor Arterial13,525

Nearest counted road, 2021 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Principal Arterial19,334

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Principal Arterial200 ft19,334
  • Unnamed Major Collector (pandemic year)420 ft6,102

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 02135: 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 gym 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 2.6 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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