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Is 20814 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 20814 in Montgomery County, Maryland 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 20814, Montgomery County, Maryland

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 20814 covers 4.5 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 20814
14,904 households
Median household income
$150,996
Residents
32,795
Restaurants with employees, 2023
68

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    19,580Jobs
    7,161Households

    19,580 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 20,659 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.22 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 15 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $786KMiddle-case sales
    $6,550Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $493,000 to $1.5 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $786,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 9,103 vehicles a day

    9,103Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 9,103 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 230 feet away and Unnamed local road, 2,455 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,150 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 20814

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 20814 can sell each year

Middle case$786K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$493K
High case$1.5M
Rivals within 2 mi211
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,450 to $12,700 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 mile1

2th 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 mile1
Within 1 mile15

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,170 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,740 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain2,760 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group3,290 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain3,480 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk20,659

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk19,580
Within 1 mile27,419
Office-type, half mile19,094

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Public administration16,919
  • Professional services2,134
  • Administrative support678
  • Health care445
  • Other services185

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 Unnamed Minor Arterial9,103

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Local Road1,150 ft2,455

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 20814: 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 4.5 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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