Is 02215 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 02215 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 02215, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 02215 covers under a square mile, 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 02215
8,016 households
Median household income
$72,095
Residents
24,581
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    6,806Jobs
    26,701Households

    6,806 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 15,793 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    13Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    970 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 13 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (8 chain, 2 local multi-location and 3 independent) and 33 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.1MMiddle-case sales
    $9,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $614,000 to $2.0 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.1 million).

  4. A busy road for visibility; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    66,383Vehicles a day
    112,503Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed principal arterial, 66,383 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 170 feet away; Massachusetts Turnpike, 112,503 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 200 feet away; and Unnamed major collector, 5,939 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 1,100 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 02215 can sell each year

Middle case$1.1M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$614K
High case$2.0M
Rivals within 1.5 mi69
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$4,100 to $16,950 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 mile13

94th percentile for nearby competition among 1,621 similar businesses in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area

6.5× the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile3
Within 1 mile33

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain970 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain1,240 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,240 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,380 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group1,440 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk15,793

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk6,806
Within 1 mile136,452
Office-type, half mile4,207

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging4,496
  • Health care2,915
  • Arts and recreation1,580
  • Professional services1,347
  • Information1,298

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 Principal Arterial66,383

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Massachusetts Turnpike112,503

Other counted roads nearby

  • Massachusetts Turnpike200 ft112,503
  • Unnamed Major Collector (pandemic year)1,090 ft5,939
  • Unnamed Freeway Or Expressway1,250 ft76,022

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 02215: 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 bakery 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 under a square mile); 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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