Is 08226 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 08226 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.

ZIP 08226, Cape May County, New Jersey

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 08226 covers 6.8 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 08226
5,689 households
Median household income
$101,782
Residents
11,261
Restaurants with employees, 2023
42

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    36Jobs
    1,062Households

    36 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 89 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.43 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 9 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $371KMiddle-case sales
    $3,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $320,000 to $486,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $371,000).

  4. Cape May County 656 carries about 5,348 vehicles a day

    5,348Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Cape May County 656, 5,348 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 990 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 08226 can sell each year

Middle case$371K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$320K
High case$486K
Rivals within 2 mi63
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,600 to $4,050 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 mile1

5th 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 mile9

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,280 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group2,750 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,880 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent3,950 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent4,000 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk89

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk36
Within 1 mile923
Office-type, half mile37

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services32
  • Food service and lodging24
  • Health care13
  • Transportation9
  • Real estate5

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 Cape May County 6565,348

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 08226: 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 6.8 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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