Is 21236 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 21236 in Baltimore 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 21236, Baltimore County, Maryland

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 21236 covers 8.9 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 21236
15,698 households
Median household income
$95,149
Residents
39,514
Restaurants with employees, 2023
48

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    60Jobs
    5,290Households

    60 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 752 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    13Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.32 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 13 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (3 chain, 3 local multi-location and 7 independent) and 34 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $732KMiddle-case sales
    $6,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $524,000 to $1.1 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $732,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 11,940 vehicles a day

    11,940Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Unnamed minor arterial, 11,940 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 890 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 21236 can sell each year

Middle case$732K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$524K
High case$1.1M
Rivals within 2 mi95
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,600 to $9,400 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 mile13

35th 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 mile34

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,690 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,700 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,020 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group2,040 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,100 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk752

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk60
Within 1 mile5,609
Office-type, half mile103

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care234
  • Retail163
  • Food service and lodging161
  • Professional services53
  • Finance and insurance37

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 Arterial11,940

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

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 21236: 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 8.9 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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