Is 11218 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 11218 in Kings County, New York for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 11218, Kings County, New York

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 11218 covers 1.4 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 11218
25,661 households
Median household income
$97,366
Residents
72,042
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    9,475Jobs
    54,711Households

    9,475 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 23,941 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    8Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    320 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 8 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (2 chain, 1 local multi-location and 5 independent) and 39 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.6MMiddle-case sales
    $13,250Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $950,000 to $2.8 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.6 million).

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

    4,666Vehicles a day
    69,139Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Beverley Rd, 4,666 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), next to the site; Unnamed local road, 1,761 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 270 feet away; and Church Ave, 15,833 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 300 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 11218 can sell each year

Middle case$1.6M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$950K
High case$2.8M
Rivals within 1.5 mi75
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$6,350 to $23,700 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 mile8

60th percentile for nearby competition among 7,072 similar businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area

1.6× the metro median of 5
Within a quarter mile3
Within 1 mile39

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent320 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group580 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain720 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,600 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,880 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk23,941

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk9,475
Within 1 mile60,944
Office-type, half mile1,630

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care15,014
  • Education1,906
  • Administrative support1,778
  • Retail1,122
  • Construction665

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 Beverley Rd4,666

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, Ocean Pkwy69,139

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Local Road270 ft1,761
  • Church Ave300 ft15,833
  • Ocean Pkwy680 ft69,139
  • Mc Donald Ave840 ft7,031

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 11218: 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 bakery 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 1.4 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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