Is 08002 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 08002 in Camden County, New Jersey 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 08002, Camden County, New Jersey

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 08002 covers 7.2 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 08002
9,652 households
Median household income
$100,951
Residents
24,015
Restaurants with employees, 2023
42

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    84Jobs
    4,671Households

    84 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 4,361 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    36Sit-down and casual restaurants
    120 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 36 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (23 chain, 3 local multi-location and 10 independent) and 95 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $183KMiddle-case sales
    $1,550Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $104,000 to $354,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $183,000).

  4. Camden County 626 carries about 11,247 vehicles a day

    11,247Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Camden County 626, 11,247 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 920 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 08002 can sell each year

Middle case$183K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$104K
High case$354K
Rivals within 2 mi199
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$500 to $2,950 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 mile36

70th percentile for nearby competition among 15,949 similar businesses in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area

1.8× the metro median of 20
Within a quarter mile4
Within 1 mile95

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain120 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent150 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,040 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain1,300 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain1,330 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk4,361

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk84
Within 1 mile13,270
Office-type, half mile845

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail2,017
  • Food service and lodging881
  • Professional services618
  • Administrative support218
  • Finance and insurance121

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 Camden County 62611,247

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

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 08002: 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 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 7.2 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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