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Is 11101 a good location for an ice cream shop?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 11101 in Queens County, New York for an ice cream shop: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the ice cream shops already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 11101, Queens County, New York

Ice cream shop. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 11101 covers 2.6 square miles, so its edges are about 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 11101
21,165 households
Median household income
$121,062
Residents
42,219
Ice cream shops with employees, 2023
66

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    16,227Jobs
    32,947Households

    16,227 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 56,025 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    43Similar businesses
    530 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 43 coffee shops and cafés and dessert, ice cream and candy shops within half a mile (8 chain, 13 local multi-location and 22 independent) and 94 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $474KMiddle-case sales
    $3,950Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $248,000 to $1.1 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $474,000).

  4. A busy road nearby; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    739Vehicles a day
    34,931Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed local road, 739 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 100 feet away; Unnamed principal arterial, 15,658 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 310 feet away; and Jackson Ave, 15,658 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 310 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 11101

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 11101 can sell each year

Middle case$474K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$248K
High case$1.1M
Rivals within 1.5 mi171
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,650 to $8,950 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 mile43

71th percentile for nearby competition among 12,111 similar businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area

3.6× the metro median of 12
Within a quarter mile14
Within 1 mile94

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group530 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group540 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent550 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent560 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain580 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk56,025

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk16,227
Within 1 mile107,863
Office-type, half mile16,486

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Administrative support12,368
  • Transportation11,047
  • Public administration7,379
  • Construction3,942
  • Professional services2,592

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 Unnamed Local Road739

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Thompson Ave34,931

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Principal Arterial310 ft15,658
  • Jackson Ave310 ft15,658
  • Thompson Ave490 ft34,931
  • 44Th Rd820 ft1,204

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 11101: 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 an ice cream shop 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 2.6 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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