Is 07060 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 07060 in Union County, New Jersey for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 07060, Union County, New Jersey

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 07060 covers 5.0 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 07060
14,951 households
Median household income
$78,602
Residents
48,363
Bars with employees, 2023
8

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,864Jobs
    11,568Households

    1,864 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 3,361 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    7Similar businesses
    340 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 7 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 2 local multi-location and 5 independent) and 12 within a mile.

  3. Route 531 carries about 10,002 vehicles a day

    10,002Vehicles a day
    12,753Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Route 531, 10,002 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 310 feet away; S Second St, 12,753 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 480 feet away; and Nj 28, 10,759 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 630 feet away.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile7

39th percentile for nearby competition among 8,473 similar businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area

Under the metro median of 17
Within a quarter mile3
Within 1 mile12

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent340 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,010 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,180 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group1,480 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,540 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk3,361

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,864
Within 1 mile5,435
Office-type, half mile1,078

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Public administration897
  • Retail633
  • Food service and lodging343
  • Education335
  • Health care315

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 Route 53110,002

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, S Second St12,753

Other counted roads nearby

  • S Second St480 ft12,753
  • Nj 28630 ft10,759
  • North Ave690 ft5,163
  • Gavett Pl730 ft5,163

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 07060: 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 bar 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 5.0 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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