Is 06902 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 06902 in Fairfield County, Connecticut 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.

ZIP 06902, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 06902 covers 10 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 06902
28,959 households
Median household income
$94,843
Residents
73,392
Restaurants with employees, 2023
42

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    2,594Jobs
    21,010Households

    2,594 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 11,332 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    127Sit-down and casual restaurants
    750 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 127 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (11 chain, 12 local multi-location and 104 independent) and 221 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $440KMiddle-case sales
    $3,650Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $314,000 to $801,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $440,000).

  4. North St carries about 6,500 vehicles a day

    6,500Vehicles a day
    23,100Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are North St, 6,500 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 290 feet away; Washington Ct, 450 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 300 feet away; and State Route 137, 23,100 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 380 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 06902 can sell each year

Middle case$440K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$314K
High case$801K
Rivals within 2 mi316
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,550 to $6,650 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 mile127

95th percentile for nearby competition among 2,714 similar businesses in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area

5.5× the metro median of 23
Within a quarter mile5
Within 1 mile221

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent750 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain1,120 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,160 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain1,280 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,300 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk11,332

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk2,594
Within 1 mile39,125
Office-type, half mile4,146

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care2,506
  • Professional services1,425
  • Administrative support1,420
  • Food service and lodging1,397
  • Finance and insurance1,035

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 North St6,500

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, State Route 13723,100

Other counted roads nearby

  • Washington Ct300 ft450
  • State Route 137380 ft23,100
  • West North St610 ft5,300
  • Adams Av1,030 ft2,900

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

What an address adds

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  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a restaurant 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 10 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 2023); 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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