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Is 10036 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 10036 in New York County, New York 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 10036, New York County, New York

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 10036 covers under a square mile, so its edges are about half a mile 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 10036
18,991 households
Median household income
$95,638
Residents
31,036
Restaurants with employees, 2023
205

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    40,284Jobs
    82,299Households

    40,284 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 253,623 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    1,132Sit-down and casual restaurants
    140 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1,132 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (107 chain, 263 local multi-location and 762 independent) and 3,124 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $210KMiddle-case sales
    $1,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $92,000 to $448,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $210,000).

  4. W 45th St carries about 4,523 vehicles a day

    4,523Vehicles a day
    25,794Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are W 45th St, 4,523 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 110 feet away; W 44th St, 4,554 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 150 feet away; and 9th Ave, 23,334 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 230 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 10036 can sell each year

Middle case$210K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$92K
High case$448K
Rivals within 2 mi5,493
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$450 to $3,750 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 mile1,132

92th percentile for nearby competition among 64,060 similar businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area

19.2× the metro median of 59
Within a quarter mile374
Within 1 mile3,124

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent140 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent170 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent180 ft
  • Competitor 8Local group190 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk253,623

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk40,284
Within 1 mile1,036,432
Office-type, half mile123,931

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services45,640
  • Finance and insurance40,263
  • Information24,473
  • Food service and lodging23,691
  • Administrative support23,664

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 W 45Th St4,523

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, 8Th Ave25,794

Other counted roads nearby

  • W 44Th St150 ft4,554
  • 9Th Ave230 ft23,334
  • W 46Th St370 ft5,998
  • W 43Rd St410 ft4,995

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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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 under a square mile); 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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