Is 11229 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 11229 in Kings County, New York for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 11229, Kings County, New York

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 11229 covers 2.0 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 11229
30,523 households
Median household income
$70,603
Residents
78,377
Bars with employees, 2023
8

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,361Jobs
    41,452Households

    1,361 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 4,825 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Similar businesses
    0.44 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 9 within a mile.

  3. Avenue U carries about 7,659 vehicles a day

    7,659Vehicles a day
    11,156Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Avenue U, 7,659 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 410 feet away; Unnamed local road, 8,834 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 420 feet away; and Nostrand Ave, 11,156 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 670 feet away.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile1

14th percentile for nearby competition among 8,473 similar businesses in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area

Under the metro median of 17
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile9

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,310 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent3,140 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,250 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent3,250 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent3,620 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk4,825

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,361
Within 1 mile38,074
Office-type, half mile776

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care1,690
  • Education664
  • Retail489
  • Food service and lodging292
  • Other services261

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 Avenue U7,659

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Nostrand Ave11,156

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Local Road420 ft8,834
  • Nostrand Ave670 ft11,156
  • Gravsnd Nck Rd700 ft1,564
  • Bedford Ave770 ft8,910

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 11229: 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 bar 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 2.0 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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