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Is 11217 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 11217 in Kings 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 11217, Kings County, New York

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 11217 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 11217
20,307 households
Median household income
$162,863
Residents
43,490
Restaurants with employees, 2023
108

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    8,230Jobs
    79,070Households

    8,230 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 27,206 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    367Sit-down and casual restaurants
    330 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 367 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (32 chain, 80 local multi-location and 255 independent) and 1,171 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $407KMiddle-case sales
    $3,400Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $292,000 to $679,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $407,000).

  4. Bergen St carries about 3,737 vehicles a day

    3,737Vehicles a day
    29,432Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Bergen St, 3,737 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 130 feet away; 4th Ave, 21,070 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 380 feet away; and Dean St, 4,221 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 390 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 11217

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 11217 can sell each year

Middle case$407K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$292K
High case$679K
Rivals within 2 mi1,787
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,450 to $5,650 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 mile367

81th percentile for nearby competition among 64,060 similar businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area

6.2× the metro median of 59
Within a quarter mile120
Within 1 mile1,171

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local groupAt this address
  • Competitor 2Independent330 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group330 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group340 ft
  • Competitor 7Local group350 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk27,206

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk8,230
Within 1 mile101,377
Office-type, half mile4,769

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care5,057
  • Food service and lodging4,313
  • Retail3,160
  • Arts and recreation2,691
  • Education2,397

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 Bergen St3,737

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, Flatbush Ave29,432

Other counted roads nearby

  • 4Th Ave380 ft21,070
  • Dean St390 ft4,221
  • 5Th Ave400 ft8,524
  • Unnamed Local Road420 ft2,366

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 11217: 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 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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