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Is 20036 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 20036 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 20036, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 20036 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 20036
3,885 households
Median household income
$99,832
Residents
4,605
Restaurants with employees, 2023
63

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    37,892Jobs
    41,752Households

    37,892 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 116,015 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    500Sit-down and casual restaurants
    160 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 500 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (53 chain, 80 local multi-location and 367 independent) and 1,082 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $245KMiddle-case sales
    $2,050Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $90,000 to $615,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $245,000).

  4. 18th St NW carries about 10,014 vehicles a day

    10,014Vehicles a day
    22,885Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are 18th St NW, 10,014 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; Connecticut Ave NW, 22,885 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; and M St NW, 11,474 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 500 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 20036

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 20036 can sell each year

Middle case$245K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$90K
High case$615K
Rivals within 2 mi1,552
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$450 to $5,100 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 mile500

100th percentile for nearby competition among 15,822 similar businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

13.5× the metro median of 37
Within a quarter mile138
Within 1 mile1,082

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain160 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent160 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent170 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain170 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent190 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk116,015

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk37,892
Within 1 mile243,439
Office-type, half mile56,224

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services36,599
  • Other services22,501
  • Administrative support14,778
  • Food service and lodging10,741
  • Information5,295

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 18Th St Nw10,014

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Connecticut Ave Nw22,885

Other counted roads nearby

  • Connecticut Ave NwAt the site22,885
  • M St Nw500 ft11,474
  • 19Th St Nw500 ft10,562
  • Rhode Island Ave Nw520 ft13,076

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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  • 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 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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