Is 07083 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 07083 in Union County, New Jersey for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 07083, Union County, New Jersey

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 07083 covers 8.7 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 07083
20,278 households
Median household income
$121,887
Residents
58,170
Bakeries with employees, 2023
4

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    3,848Jobs
    7,032Households

    3,848 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 4,602 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    6Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    290 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 6 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (1 chain, 1 local multi-location and 4 independent) and 12 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $567KMiddle-case sales
    $4,700Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $287,000 to $1.2 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $567,000).

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

    23,886Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Nj 82, 23,886 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 320 feet away; Union County 619, 14,471 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 440 feet away; and Elmwood Ave, 5,119 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,100 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 07083 can sell each year

Middle case$567K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$287K
High case$1.2M
Rivals within 1.5 mi19
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,900 to $9,900 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 mile6

53th percentile for nearby competition among 7,072 similar businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area

Near the metro median of 5
Within a quarter mile6
Within 1 mile12

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain290 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group480 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent540 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent610 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent640 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk4,602

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk3,848
Within 1 mile11,431
Office-type, half mile1,199

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education1,771
  • Public administration677
  • Retail402
  • Health care399
  • Professional services306

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 Nj 8223,886

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Union County 619440 ft14,471
  • Elmwood Ave1,120 ft5,119
  • Us 221,230 ft88,473
  • Union County 6301,250 ft8,746

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 07083: 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 bakery 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 8.7 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 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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