Is 22203 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 22203 in Arlington County, Virginia 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 22203, Arlington County, Virginia

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 22203 covers 1.6 square miles, so its edges are about half a mile 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 22203
13,781 households
Median household income
$140,135
Residents
26,594
Restaurants with employees, 2023
43

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    201Jobs
    18,060Households

    201 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 14,061 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    42Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.37 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 42 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (13 chain, 9 local multi-location and 20 independent) and 151 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $375KMiddle-case sales
    $3,150Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $234,000 to $670,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $375,000).

  4. N George Mason DR carries about 20,766 vehicles a day

    20,766Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are N George Mason DR, 20,766 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 130 feet away; N Carlin Springs RD, 15,935 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 160 feet away; and 4Th RD N, 1,657 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 310 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 22203 can sell each year

Middle case$375K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$234K
High case$670K
Rivals within 2 mi438
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,150 to $5,600 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 mile42

55th percentile for nearby competition among 15,822 similar businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area

Near the metro median of 37
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile151

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,940 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,020 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,160 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group2,160 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent2,210 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk14,061

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk201
Within 1 mile34,732
Office-type, half mile10,338

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services9,311
  • Food service and lodging768
  • Retail620
  • Other services560
  • Arts and recreation510

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 N George Mason Dr20,766

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • N Carlin Springs Rd160 ft15,935
  • 4Th Rd N310 ft1,657
  • N Granada St370 ft1,657
  • 3Rd St N490 ft1,657

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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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 1.6 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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