Is 06484 a good location for a gift shop?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 06484 in Fairfield County, Connecticut for a gift shop: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gift shops already mapped there. Few mapped gift shops were found near the center, so the competition figures here are thin. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 06484, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Gift shop. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 06484 covers 31 square miles, so its edges are about 3 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 06484
16,096 households
Median household income
$108,185
Residents
41,889
Gift shops with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    67Jobs
    1,497Households

    67 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 80 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Gift and homewares shops
    0.81 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 gift and homewares shops within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 1 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $139KMiddle-case sales
    $1,400Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $78,000 to $241,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $139,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    8,900Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are State Route 108, 8,900 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 1,400 feet away and Soundview Av, 5,300 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 1,550 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 06484 can sell each year

Middle case$139K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$78K
High case$241K
Rivals within 3.5 mi19
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$500 to $2,400 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 mile0

16th percentile for nearby competition among 140 similar businesses in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area

Under the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile1

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent4,280 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk80

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk67
Within 1 mile561
Office-type, half mile3

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Arts and recreation54
  • Health care7
  • Administrative support5
  • Wholesale4
  • Retail4

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 State Route 1088,900

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Soundview Av1,560 ft5,300

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 06484: 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 gift shop 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 31 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 2022); 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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