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Is 18042 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 18042 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 18042, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 18042 covers 22 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 18042
16,376 households
Median household income
$77,556
Residents
45,532
Bakeries with employees, 2023
3

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    21Jobs
    452Households

    21 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 24 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Bakeries, donut and bagel shops

    Overture's places data lists 0 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $87KMiddle-case sales
    $750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $56,000 to $135,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $87,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    250Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Dueg Highfield Dr, 250 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,050 feet away and Duf3 Murray Dr, 250 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,150 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 18042 can sell each year

Middle case$87K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$56K
High case$135K
Rivals within 1.5 mi1
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $1,150 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

17th percentile for nearby competition among 249 similar businesses in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area

Under the metro median of 1
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 walk24

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk21
Within 1 mile88
Office-type, half mile9

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Construction15
  • Professional services6
  • Finance and insurance2
  • Information1

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 Dueg Highfield Dr250

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Duf3 Murray Dr1,160 ft250

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 18042: 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 bakery 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 22 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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