What public records measure around the center of ZIP 21045 in Howard 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.
ZIP 21045, Howard County, Maryland
Restaurant. 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
Restaurants with employees, 2023
42
What stands out
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.
Less nearby competition than most
2Sit-down and casual restaurants
0.26 miNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 2 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 29 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$619KMiddle-case sales
$5,150Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $523,000 to $826,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $619,000).
Unnamed major collector carries about 9,901 vehicles a day
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$619K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$523K
High case$826K
Rivals within 2 mi150
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,600 to $6,900 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 mile2
6th percentile for nearby competition among 6,650 similar businesses in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area
Under the metro median of 22
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile29
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Independent1,360 ft
Competitor 3Independent3,330 ft
Competitor 4Chain3,420 ft
Competitor 5Independent3,440 ft
Competitor 6Independent3,470 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 restaurant there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The restaurant check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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.
Questions about ZIP 21045.
42 restaurants with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 29 mapped within about a mile of the center.
40,034 residents in 15,414 households, with a median household income of $118,563 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
3,296 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a restaurant, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
