Is 16801 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 16801 in Centre 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 16801, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 16801 covers 31 square miles, so its edges are about 3 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 16801
16,900 households
Median household income
$61,836
Residents
40,774
Restaurants with employees, 2023
47

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    435Jobs
    6,951Households

    435 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,284 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    14Sit-down and casual restaurants
    130 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 14 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (4 chain, 1 local multi-location and 9 independent) and 28 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $254KMiddle-case sales
    $2,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $143,000 to $473,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $254,000).

  4. W Whitehall Rd carries about 680 vehicles a day

    680Vehicles a day
    6,351Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are W Whitehall Rd, 680 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 210 feet away; South Atherton St, 6,351 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 230 feet away; and Bkv3 Norma St, 322 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 300 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 16801 can sell each year

Middle case$254K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$143K
High case$473K
Rivals within 2 mi128
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$700 to $3,950 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 mile14

49th percentile for nearby competition among 317 similar businesses in the State College metro area

Near the metro median of 15
Within a quarter mile7
Within 1 mile28

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain130 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent430 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent740 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group820 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent1,250 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,284

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk435
Within 1 mile4,602
Office-type, half mile125

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care463
  • Food service and lodging311
  • Administrative support168
  • Education102
  • Professional services84

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 W Whitehall Rd680

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, South Atherton St6,351

Other counted roads nearby

  • South Atherton St230 ft6,351
  • Bkv3 Norma St300 ft322
  • Bktd Bradley Av380 ft322
  • Bkwc William St390 ft322

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 16801: 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 31 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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