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Is 23220 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 23220 in Richmond city, 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.

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ZIP 23220, Richmond city, Virginia

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 23220 covers 4.8 square miles, so its edges are about 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 23220
15,564 households
Median household income
$61,381
Residents
34,671
Restaurants with employees, 2023
82

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,055Jobs
    13,071Households

    1,055 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 4,511 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    92Sit-down and casual restaurants
    470 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 92 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (10 chain, 13 local multi-location and 69 independent) and 241 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $187KMiddle-case sales
    $1,550Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $107,000 to $479,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $187,000).

  4. S Lombardy ST carries about 5,903 vehicles a day

    5,903Vehicles a day
    10,650Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are S Lombardy ST, 5,903 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 190 feet away; Vine ST N, 1,450 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 200 feet away; and Floyd AVE, 1,450 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 220 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 23220 can sell each year

Middle case$187K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$107K
High case$479K
Rivals within 2 mi413
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$550 to $4,000 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 mile92

90th percentile for nearby competition among 3,165 similar businesses in the Richmond metro area

5.1× the metro median of 18
Within a quarter mile22
Within 1 mile241

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent470 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent550 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent580 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent580 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent670 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk4,511

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,055
Within 1 mile23,858
Office-type, half mile1,579

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging1,553
  • Public administration1,053
  • Retail574
  • Professional services314
  • Health care205

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 S Lombardy St5,903

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, State Route 14710,650

Other counted roads nearby

  • Vine St N200 ft1,450
  • Floyd Ave220 ft1,450
  • Grove Ave230 ft3,890
  • Plum St N580 ft1,450

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 4.8 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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