Is 06516 a good location for a pet store or groomer?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 06516 in New Haven County, Connecticut for a pet store or groomer: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the pet stores and groomers already mapped there. Few mapped pet stores and groomers 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 06516, New Haven County, Connecticut

Pet store or groomer. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 06516 covers 11 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 06516
20,938 households
Median household income
$74,382
Residents
55,351
Pet stores and groomers with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    595Jobs
    7,887Households

    595 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,870 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    2Pet stores and groomers
    0.29 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 pet stores and groomers within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 2 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $586KMiddle-case sales
    $5,850Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $271,000 to $1.2 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $586,000).

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

    18,300Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are State Route 162, 18,300 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 500 feet away; Railroad Av, 4,500 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 510 feet away; and Greta St, 6,200 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 900 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 06516 can sell each year

Middle case$586K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$271K
High case$1.2M
Rivals within 3.5 mi9
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,800 to $11,650 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 mile2

72th percentile for nearby competition among 96 similar businesses in the New Haven metro area

2× the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile2

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,510 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,960 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,870

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk595
Within 1 mile8,010
Office-type, half mile369

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging393
  • Wholesale340
  • Public administration294
  • Manufacturing254
  • Retail233

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 16218,300

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Railroad Av510 ft4,500
  • Greta St900 ft6,200

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 06516: 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 pet store or groomer 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 11 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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