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Is 21842 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 21842 in Worcester 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 21842, Worcester County, Maryland

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 21842 covers 9.1 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 21842
5,751 households
Median household income
$79,876
Residents
11,226
Restaurants with employees, 2023
157

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    363Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 67 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.62 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 48 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $12KMiddle-case sales
    $100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $7,000 to $22,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $12,000).

Measured around the center of ZIP 21842

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 21842 can sell each year

Middle case$12K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$7K
High case$22K
Rivals within 2 mi115
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$50 to $200 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

2th percentile for nearby competition among 502 similar businesses in the Ocean Pines micropolitan area

Under the metro median of 31
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile48

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent3,260 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent3,310 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,330 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent3,340 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain3,340 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk67

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile1,144
Office-type, half mile8

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging41
  • Other services7
  • Professional services6
  • Agriculture4
  • Construction4

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.

Not measured in this ZIP

  • Traffic on the nearest roadNo state or federal traffic count was found near the center of this ZIP.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 21842: 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 9.1 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); 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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