Is 19801 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 19801 in New Castle County, Delaware for a gym: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gyms already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 19801, New Castle County, Delaware

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 19801 covers 4.4 square miles, so its edges are about a mile 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 19801
8,150 households
Median household income
$52,810
Residents
16,327
Gyms with employees, 2023
5

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    131Jobs
    1,599Households

    131 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 517 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses
    0.73 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 3 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $102KMiddle-case sales
    $1,250Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $49,000 to $235,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $102,000).

  4. Sr9n carries about 9,716 vehicles a day

    9,716Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Sr9n, 9,716 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2014), about 890 feet away; The Connector, 1,419 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2014), about 970 feet away; and I-495N, 84,638 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,100 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 19801 can sell each year

Middle case$102K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$49K
High case$235K
Rivals within 3.5 mi39
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $2,950 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

9th percentile for nearby competition among 2,581 similar businesses in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile3

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group3,830 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group4,150 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent4,230 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk517

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk131
Within 1 mile4,040
Office-type, half mile5

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care126
  • Construction89
  • Transportation81
  • Education63
  • Administrative support53

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 Sr9N9,716

Nearest counted road, 2014 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • The Connector970 ft1,419
  • I-495N1,100 ft84,638
  • Sr9Ae1,110 ft5,198
  • D-Street1,170 ft205

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 19801: 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 gym 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 4.4 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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