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Is 12203 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 12203 in Albany County, New York for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Few mapped bars were found near the center, so the competition figures here are thin. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 12203, Albany County, New York

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 12203 covers 10 square miles, so its edges are about 2 miles 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 12203
13,810 households
Median household income
$83,147
Residents
30,771
Bars with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    579Jobs
    2,686Households

    579 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,853 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    1Similar businesses
    0.32 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 (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 2 within a mile.

  3. Unnamed local road carries about 249 vehicles a day

    249Vehicles a day
    39,208Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed local road, 249 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 160 feet away; Church Rd E, 5,472 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 200 feet away; and US 20, 39,208 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 640 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 12203

Computed from public records at this location

Competition

Competitors within half a mile1

36th percentile for nearby competition among 401 similar businesses in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile2

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain1,670 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain4,620 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,853

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk579
Within 1 mile7,518
Office-type, half mile596

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging403
  • Professional services288
  • Retail287
  • Health care215
  • Information131

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 Road249

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Us 2039,208

Other counted roads nearby

  • Church Rd E200 ft5,472
  • Us 20640 ft39,208
  • Nys Thruway1,030 ft41,803

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 12203: 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 10 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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