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Is 20003 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 20003 in District of Columbia, District of Columbia 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.

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ZIP 20003, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 20003 covers 2.3 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 20003
19,858 households
Median household income
$159,846
Residents
37,482
Restaurants with employees, 2023
90

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    2,040Jobs
    25,401Households

    2,040 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 10,572 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    117Sit-down and casual restaurants
    110 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 117 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (10 chain, 17 local multi-location and 90 independent) and 226 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $372KMiddle-case sales
    $3,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $200,000 to $707,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $372,000).

  4. 11th St SE carries about 10,045 vehicles a day

    10,045Vehicles a day
    24,267Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are 11th St SE, 10,045 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 170 feet away; Pennsylvania Ave SE, 24,267 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 230 feet away; and I St SE, 2,641 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 930 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 20003

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 20003 can sell each year

Middle case$372K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$200K
High case$707K
Rivals within 2 mi581
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,000 to $5,900 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 mile117

83th percentile for nearby competition among 15,822 similar businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

3.2× the metro median of 37
Within a quarter mile63
Within 1 mile226

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent110 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent180 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent210 ft
  • Competitor 7Chain310 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent420 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk10,572

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk2,040
Within 1 mile29,774
Office-type, half mile4,846

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Public administration2,398
  • Professional services2,044
  • Food service and lodging1,391
  • Health care1,232
  • Other services944

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 11Th St Se10,045

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, Pennsylvania Ave Se24,267

Other counted roads nearby

  • Pennsylvania Ave Se230 ft24,267
  • I St Se930 ft2,641
  • 8Th St Se1,150 ft12,153
  • Potomac Ave Se1,200 ft4,182

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 20003: 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 2.3 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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