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Is 14221 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 14221 in Erie 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 14221, Erie County, New York

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 14221 covers 23 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 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 14221
24,532 households
Median household income
$101,615
Residents
55,255
Restaurants with employees, 2023
79

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    1Jobs
    3,146Households

    1 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 350 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.49 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 16 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $705KMiddle-case sales
    $5,850Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $640,000 to $854,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $705,000).

  4. Unnamed local road carries about 3,242 vehicles a day

    3,242Vehicles a day
    14,619Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed local road, 3,242 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 530 feet away and Youngs Rd, 14,619 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 530 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 14221

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 14221 can sell each year

Middle case$705K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$640K
High case$854K
Rivals within 2 mi109
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,200 to $7,100 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 mile1

5th percentile for nearby competition among 2,834 similar businesses in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area

Under the metro median of 12
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile16

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain2,590 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,930 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain3,430 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain3,470 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent3,540 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk350

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1
Within 1 mile7,735
Office-type, half mile25

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care113
  • Education78
  • Food service and lodging69
  • Transportation36
  • Administrative support14

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 Road3,242

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Youngs Rd14,619

Other counted roads nearby

  • Youngs Rd530 ft14,619

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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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 23 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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