Is 15205 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 15205 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 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.

ZIP 15205, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 15205 covers 12 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 15205
11,392 households
Median household income
$70,991
Residents
24,060
Restaurants with employees, 2023
42

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    8Jobs
    1,311Households

    8 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 937 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.24 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 6 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $656KMiddle-case sales
    $5,450Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $386,000 to $1.1 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $656,000).

  4. Acwz Country Club Dr carries about 506 vehicles a day

    506Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Acwz Country Club Dr, 506 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 600 feet away; Acxr Gordon Dr, 506 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,050 feet away; and Aczh Scottdale Dr, 506 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,300 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 15205 can sell each year

Middle case$656K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$386K
High case$1.1M
Rivals within 2 mi23
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,950 to $8,950 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

9th percentile for nearby competition among 5,887 similar businesses in the Pittsburgh metro area

Under the metro median of 12
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile6

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,240 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent3,660 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,100 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain4,220 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent4,590 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk937

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk8
Within 1 mile2,443
Office-type, half mile576

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services359
  • Information205
  • Health care155
  • Construction127
  • Wholesale36

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 Acwz Country Club Dr506

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Acxr Gordon Dr1,060 ft506
  • Aczh Scottdale Dr1,310 ft506

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 15205: 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 12 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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