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Is 08260 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 08260 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 08260, Cape May County, New Jersey

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 08260 covers 16 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 08260
7,101 households
Median household income
$79,699
Residents
12,959
Restaurants with employees, 2023
86

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    0Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 13 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.26 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 12 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $10KMiddle-case sales
    $100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $4,000 to $24,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $10,000).

  4. Nj 47 carries about 20,695 vehicles a day

    20,695Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Nj 47, 20,695 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 970 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 08260

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 08260 can sell each year

Middle case$10K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$4K
High case$24K
Rivals within 2 mi134
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$0 to $200 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 mile12

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,370 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent3,560 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,760 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent3,840 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group4,590 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk13

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile148

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Arts and recreation13

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

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Nj 4720,695

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

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 16 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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