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Is 20009 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 20009 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 20009, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 20009 covers 1.3 square miles, so its edges are about half 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 20009
29,210 households
Median household income
$146,664
Residents
50,150
Restaurants with employees, 2023
141

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    3,971Jobs
    55,098Households

    3,971 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 13,789 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    277Sit-down and casual restaurants
    380 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 277 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (8 chain, 44 local multi-location and 225 independent) and 830 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $556KMiddle-case sales
    $4,650Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $468,000 to $965,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $556,000).

  4. Florida Ave NW carries about 10,581 vehicles a day

    10,581Vehicles a day
    24,908Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Florida Ave NW, 10,581 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 90 feet away; 16th St NW, 24,908 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 250 feet away; and 17th St NW, 2,271 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 380 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 20009

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 20009 can sell each year

Middle case$556K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$468K
High case$965K
Rivals within 2 mi1,570
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,350 to $8,050 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 mile277

94th percentile for nearby competition among 15,822 similar businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

7.5× the metro median of 37
Within a quarter mile40
Within 1 mile830

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent380 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent830 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent840 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent880 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk13,789

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk3,971
Within 1 mile78,905
Office-type, half mile2,979

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging4,623
  • Other services1,850
  • Professional services1,748
  • Health care1,351
  • Retail1,120

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 Florida Ave Nw10,581

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Busiest nearby, 16Th St Nw24,908

Other counted roads nearby

  • 16Th St Nw250 ft24,908
  • 17Th St Nw380 ft2,271
  • New Hampshire Ave Nw650 ft5,265
  • 15Th St Nw780 ft6,401

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 20009: 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 1.3 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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