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Is 20850 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 20850 in Montgomery County, Maryland for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Few mapped bars were found near the center, so the competition figures here are thin. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 20850, Montgomery County, Maryland

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 20850 covers 14 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 20850
21,159 households
Median household income
$125,950
Residents
50,353
Bars with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    194Jobs
    4,946Households

    194 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 6,051 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    1Similar businesses
    930 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 2 within a mile.

  3. Unnamed minor collector carries about 5,805 vehicles a day

    5,805Vehicles a day
    44,330Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor collector, 5,805 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 500 feet away; Unnamed principal arterial, 44,330 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 640 feet away; and Unnamed major collector, 11,445 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 670 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 20850

Computed from public records at this location

Competition

Competitors within half a mile1

27th percentile for nearby competition among 1,891 similar businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

Under the metro median of 6
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile2

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain930 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent3,930 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk6,051

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk194
Within 1 mile12,006
Office-type, half mile4,402

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services4,145
  • Manufacturing777
  • Health care329
  • Administrative support222
  • Finance and insurance157

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 Collector5,805

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Principal Arterial44,330

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Principal Arterial640 ft44,330
  • Unnamed Major Collector670 ft11,445

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 20850: 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 bar 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 14 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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