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Is 08204 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 08204 in Cape May 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.

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ZIP 08204, Cape May County, New Jersey

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 08204 covers 20 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 08204
8,450 households
Median household income
$82,466
Residents
16,573
Restaurants with employees, 2023
65

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    21Jobs
    1,123Households

    21 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 155 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    3Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.39 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 3 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 3 independent) and 5 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $198KMiddle-case sales
    $1,650Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $109,000 to $353,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $198,000).

  4. Cape May County 626 carries about 9,021 vehicles a day

    9,021Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Cape May County 626, 9,021 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 600 feet away; Cape May County 639, 3,744 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 710 feet away; and US 9, 6,210 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 810 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 08204

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 08204 can sell each year

Middle case$198K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$109K
High case$353K
Rivals within 2 mi33
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$550 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 mile3

11th percentile for nearby competition among 1,998 similar businesses in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area

Under the metro median of 25
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile5

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,080 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,140 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,300 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,700 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent5,100 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk155

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk21
Within 1 mile1,690

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care93
  • Manufacturing30
  • Arts and recreation20
  • Administrative support7
  • Food service and lodging3

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Cape May County 6269,021

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Cape May County 639710 ft3,744
  • Us 9810 ft6,210
  • Cape May County 648970 ft3,155

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 20 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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