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Is 20852 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 20852 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 20852, Montgomery County, Maryland

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 20852 covers 8.1 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 20852
21,743 households
Median household income
$122,472
Residents
48,180
Restaurants with employees, 2023
69

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    109Jobs
    11,436Households

    109 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 13,362 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    61Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.28 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 61 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (27 chain, 10 local multi-location and 24 independent) and 177 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $356KMiddle-case sales
    $2,950Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $201,000 to $659,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $356,000).

  4. Unnamed principal arterial carries about 44,491 vehicles a day

    44,491Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed principal arterial, 44,491 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 430 feet away and Unnamed major collector, 16,970 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 620 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 20852

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 20852 can sell each year

Middle case$356K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$201K
High case$659K
Rivals within 2 mi268
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,000 to $5,500 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 mile61

67th percentile for nearby competition among 15,822 similar businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

1.6× the metro median of 37
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile177

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain1,480 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,610 ft
  • Competitor 7Local group1,670 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk13,362

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk109
Within 1 mile30,452
Office-type, half mile4,560

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care3,367
  • Professional services3,298
  • Administrative support1,361
  • Food service and lodging1,100
  • Education907

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 Principal Arterial44,491

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Major Collector620 ft16,970

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 20852: 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 8.1 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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