Is 20170 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 20170 in Fairfax County, Virginia 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.

ZIP 20170, Fairfax County, Virginia

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 20170 covers 8.8 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 miles 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 20170
13,583 households
Median household income
$159,466
Residents
43,866
Restaurants with employees, 2023
49

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    349Jobs
    5,787Households

    349 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 504 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.55 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 72 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $558KMiddle-case sales
    $4,650Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $453,000 to $726,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $558,000).

  4. Tyler ST carries about 3,910 vehicles a day

    3,910Vehicles a day
    6,894Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Tyler ST, 3,910 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; Second ST, 3,910 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 120 feet away; and Dranesville RD, 6,894 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 380 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 20170 can sell each year

Middle case$558K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$453K
High case$726K
Rivals within 2 mi245
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,250 to $6,050 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 mile0

1th percentile for nearby competition among 15,822 similar businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

Under the metro median of 37
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile72

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,930 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,950 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,490 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent3,500 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent3,540 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk504

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk349
Within 1 mile7,312
Office-type, half mile378

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Public administration291
  • Professional services83
  • Construction74
  • Administrative support26
  • Health care14

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 Tyler St3,910

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Dranesville Rd6,894

Other counted roads nearby

  • Second St120 ft3,910
  • Dranesville Rd380 ft6,894
  • Third St450 ft3,910
  • Worchester Dr480 ft3,910

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 20170: 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 8.8 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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