Is 23235 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 23235 in Chesterfield 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 23235, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 23235 covers 18 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 23235
14,116 households
Median household income
$96,083
Residents
33,461
Restaurants with employees, 2023
50

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    1,473Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 819 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.90 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 14 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $455KMiddle-case sales
    $3,800Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $374,000 to $624,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $455,000).

  4. State Route 324 carries about 332 vehicles a day

    332Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are State Route 324, 332 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 930 feet away and Unnamed local road, 524 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2015), about 1,250 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 23235 can sell each year

Middle case$455K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$374K
High case$624K
Rivals within 2 mi80
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,850 to $5,200 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 3,165 similar businesses in the Richmond metro area

Under the metro median of 18
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile14

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent4,760 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,800 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent4,930 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,960 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,970 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk819

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile1,296
Office-type, half mile73

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging269
  • Retail255
  • Health care141
  • Other services61
  • Professional services27

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 State Route 324332

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Local Road1,230 ft524

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 23235: 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 18 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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