Is 26105 a good location for an ice cream shop?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 26105 in Wood County, West Virginia for an ice cream shop: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the ice cream shops already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 26105, Wood County, West Virginia

Ice cream shop. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 26105 covers 12 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 26105
5,372 households
Median household income
$61,674
Residents
12,107
Ice cream shops with employees, 2023
8

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    362Households

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

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses
    0.59 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 coffee shops and cafés and dessert, ice cream and candy shops within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 1 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $72KMiddle-case sales
    $600Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $55,000 to $95,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $72,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    300Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Ridge Rd, 300 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 830 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 26105 can sell each year

Middle case$72K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$55K
High case$95K
Rivals within 1.5 mi2
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$350 to $800 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

14th percentile for nearby competition among 35 similar businesses in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile1

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent3,110 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk0

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile196

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Ridge Rd300

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

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

What an address adds

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  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow an ice cream shop 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 12 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 2022); 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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