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Is 14850 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 14850 in Tompkins 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 14850, Tompkins County, New York

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 14850 covers 125 square miles, so its edges are about 6.5 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 14850
28,826 households
Median household income
$71,445
Residents
68,610
Restaurants with employees, 2023
76

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    23Jobs
    10,026Households

    23 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,276 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    26Sit-down and casual restaurants
    960 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 26 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (8 chain, 0 local multi-location and 18 independent) and 144 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $196KMiddle-case sales
    $1,650Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $108,000 to $374,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $196,000).

  4. Spencer St W carries about 7,855 vehicles a day

    7,855Vehicles a day
    12,843Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Spencer St W, 7,855 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 210 feet away; Spencer Rd, 3,903 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 310 feet away; and Albany St, 2,272 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 310 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 14850

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 14850 can sell each year

Middle case$196K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$108K
High case$374K
Rivals within 2 mi162
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$550 to $3,100 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 mile26

44th percentile for nearby competition among 273 similar businesses in the Ithaca metro area

Near the metro median of 34
Within a quarter mile4
Within 1 mile144

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent960 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain1,260 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,390 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent1,440 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent1,600 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,276

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk23
Within 1 mile13,497
Office-type, half mile538

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care682
  • Food service and lodging347
  • Professional services258
  • Retail246
  • Administrative support197

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 Spencer St W7,855

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, Elmira Rd12,843

Other counted roads nearby

  • Spencer Rd310 ft3,903
  • Albany St310 ft2,272
  • Elmira Rd360 ft12,843
  • Unnamed Local Road430 ft7,724

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 125 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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