Is 11204 a good location for a hair salon?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 11204 in Kings County, New York for a hair salon: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the hair salons already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 11204, Kings County, New York

Hair salon. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 11204 covers 1.6 square miles, 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 11204
24,896 households
Median household income
$69,479
Residents
79,800
Hair salons with employees, 2023
42

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    2,281Jobs
    48,993Households

    2,281 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 9,971 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    23Barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons
    390 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 23 barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons within half a mile (0 chain, 3 local multi-location and 20 independent) and 93 within a mile.

  3. New local clients the ZIP center could draw

    $111KNew-client sales, middle case

    Spending near the center of this ZIP could bring an estimated $73,000 to $188,000 a year in new local clients (middle case $111,000).

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

    1,929Vehicles a day
    19,516Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed local road, 1,929 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; 20th Ave, 4,977 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 320 feet away; and 60th St, 8,512 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 520 feet away.

New-client sales the ZIP center could draw each year

Middle case$111K

New-client sales a year, planning range

Low case$73K
High case$188K
Rivals within 3.5 mi947

What the location itself adds: nearby resident spending shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). Clients who follow your team come on top. A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile23

49th percentile for nearby competition among 23,003 similar businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area

Near the metro median of 24
Within a quarter mile5
Within 1 mile93

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent390 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent430 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent520 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent600 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent1,330 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk9,971

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk2,281
Within 1 mile63,220
Office-type, half mile1,508

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care3,288
  • Education2,229
  • Retail987
  • Professional services633
  • Construction422

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 Road1,929

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, 65Th St19,516

Other counted roads nearby

  • 20Th Ave320 ft4,977
  • 60Th St520 ft8,512
  • 65Th St810 ft19,516
  • 18Th Ave1,220 ft9,331

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 11204: 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 hair salon 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 1.6 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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