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What public records measure around the center of ZIP 02903 in Providence County, Rhode Island 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 02903, Providence County, Rhode Island

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 02903 covers 1.7 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 02903
5,996 households
Median household income
$64,476
Residents
11,836
Restaurants with employees, 2023
115

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    6,800Jobs
    12,505Households

    6,800 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 31,674 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    128Sit-down and casual restaurants
    460 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 128 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (11 chain, 10 local multi-location and 107 independent) and 361 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $174KMiddle-case sales
    $1,450Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $68,000 to $428,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $174,000).

  4. Ship St carries about 830 vehicles a day

    830Vehicles a day
    8,763Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Ship St, 830 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2020), about 110 feet away; Richmond St, 2,188 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2020), about 150 feet away; and Clifford St, 6,338 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2020), about 170 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 02903 can sell each year

Middle case$174K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$68K
High case$428K
Rivals within 2 mi497
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$350 to $3,550 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 mile128

96th percentile for nearby competition among 4,321 similar businesses in the Providence-Warwick metro area

8.5× the metro median of 15
Within a quarter mile29
Within 1 mile361

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent460 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent460 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent530 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group560 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent630 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk31,674

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk6,800
Within 1 mile60,768
Office-type, half mile11,101

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care11,858
  • Professional services3,674
  • Food service and lodging3,251
  • Finance and insurance2,367
  • Public administration2,124

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 Ship St830

Nearest counted road, 2020 count

Busiest nearby, Dyer St8,763

Other counted roads nearby

  • Richmond St (pandemic year)150 ft2,188
  • Clifford St (pandemic year)170 ft6,338
  • Chestnut St (pandemic year)300 ft6,443
  • Friendship St (pandemic year)420 ft8,226

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

What an address adds

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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 1.7 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 2020); 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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