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Is 12401 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 12401 in Ulster 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 12401, Ulster County, New York

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 12401 covers 59 square miles, so its edges are about 4.5 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 12401
15,351 households
Median household income
$69,305
Residents
35,136
Restaurants with employees, 2023
76

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    814Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 0 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $170KMiddle-case sales
    $1,400Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $115,000 to $258,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $170,000).

  4. Cr 31 Sawkill-ruby Rd carries about 3,445 vehicles a day

    3,445Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Cr 31 Sawkill-ruby Rd, 3,445 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 550 feet away and NYS Thruway, 40,365 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 940 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 12401 can sell each year

Middle case$170K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$115K
High case$258K
Rivals within 2 mi20
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$600 to $2,150 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 mile0

5th percentile for nearby competition among 539 similar businesses in the Kingston metro area

Under the metro median of 13
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk0

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile1,126

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Cr 31 Sawkill-Ruby Rd3,445

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Nys Thruway940 ft40,365

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 12401: 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 59 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 2022); 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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