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Is 21045 a good location for a florist?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 21045 in Howard County, Maryland for a florist: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the florists already mapped there. Few mapped florists 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 21045, Howard County, Maryland

Florist. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 21045 covers 9.7 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 21045
15,414 households
Median household income
$118,563
Residents
40,034
Florists with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    165Jobs
    4,179Households

    165 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 488 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Florists and gift and homewares shops
    0.84 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 florists and gift and homewares shops within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 1 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $305KMiddle-case sales
    $3,050Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $175,000 to $524,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $305,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    9,901Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 9,901 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 160 feet away and Unnamed local road, 9,901 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 160 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 21045

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 21045 can sell each year

Middle case$305K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$175K
High case$524K
Rivals within 3.5 mi25
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,150 to $5,250 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

11th percentile for nearby competition among 821 similar businesses in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile1

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain4,420 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk488

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk165
Within 1 mile3,296
Office-type, half mile222

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Utilities97
  • Public administration95
  • Education84
  • Professional services80
  • Finance and insurance42

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 Major Collector9,901

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Local Road160 ft9,901

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 21045: 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 florist 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 9.7 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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