Is 20005 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 20005 in District of Columbia, District of Columbia 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.

ZIP 20005, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 20005 covers under a square mile, so its edges are about a quarter 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 20005
8,667 households
Median household income
$116,724
Residents
13,131
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    35,559Jobs
    42,392Households

    35,559 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 115,361 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    15Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    200 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 15 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (4 chain, 3 local multi-location and 8 independent) and 66 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $3.2MMiddle-case sales
    $26,550Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $1.6 million to $6.6 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $3.2 million).

  4. A busy road for visibility; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    17,918Vehicles a day
    32,408Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are 14th St NW, 17,918 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 100 feet away; L St NW, 14,818 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 250 feet away; and Vermont Ave NW, 7,568 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 280 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 20005 can sell each year

Middle case$3.2M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$1.6M
High case$6.6M
Rivals within 1.5 mi75
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$10,750 to $54,800 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 mile15

94th percentile for nearby competition among 1,318 similar businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

5× the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile4
Within 1 mile66

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain200 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent460 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent460 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group890 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,550 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk115,361

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk35,559
Within 1 mile316,701
Office-type, half mile58,709

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services38,345
  • Other services22,062
  • Administrative support12,629
  • Food service and lodging11,800
  • Public administration8,566

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 14Th St Nw17,918

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Massachusetts Ave Nw32,408

Other counted roads nearby

  • L St Nw (pandemic year)250 ft14,818
  • Vermont Ave Nw280 ft7,568
  • Thomas Cir Nw320 ft31,886
  • Massachusetts Ave Nw360 ft32,408

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 20005: 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 under a square mile); 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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