Is 17201 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 17201 in Franklin 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 17201, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 17201 covers 19 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 17201
12,244 households
Median household income
$61,234
Residents
27,554
Restaurants with employees, 2023
45

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    1,638Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 344 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

    $301KMiddle-case sales
    $2,500Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $203,000 to $476,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $301,000).

  4. C309 Siloam Rd carries about 1,979 vehicles a day

    1,979Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are C309 Siloam Rd, 1,979 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 890 feet away; Fayh Wilson College, 243 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 960 feet away; and Cjwo Candice Ln, 346 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,050 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 17201 can sell each year

Middle case$301K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$203K
High case$476K
Rivals within 2 mi42
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,000 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 mile0

4th percentile for nearby competition among 294 similar businesses in the Chambersburg metro area

Under the metro median of 8
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 walk344

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile1,127

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education266
  • Administrative support39
  • Food service and lodging20
  • Manufacturing17
  • Construction2

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

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on C309 Siloam Rd1,979

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Fayh Wilson College960 ft243
  • Cjwo Candice Ln1,060 ft346
  • Ez651,130 ft300

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 17201: 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 19 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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