Is 27408 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 27408 in Guilford County, North Carolina 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 27408, Guilford County, North Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 27408 covers 7.7 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 27408
7,749 households
Median household income
$83,862
Residents
16,519
Restaurants with employees, 2023
45

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    341Jobs
    4,081Households

    341 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,730 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    11Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.33 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 11 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (7 chain, 2 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 63 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $418KMiddle-case sales
    $3,500Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $316,000 to $609,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $418,000).

  4. Ns-936 carries about 19,976 vehicles a day

    19,976Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Ns-936, 19,976 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,600 feet away; Ns-908, 9,145 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,950 feet away; and Ns-918, 17,497 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 2,150 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 27408 can sell each year

Middle case$418K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$316K
High case$609K
Rivals within 2 mi128
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,600 to $5,050 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 mile11

41th percentile for nearby competition among 1,664 similar businesses in the Greensboro-High Point metro area

Near the metro median of 15
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile63

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain1,760 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,840 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain2,110 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain2,150 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,160 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,730

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk341
Within 1 mile8,366
Office-type, half mile253

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail493
  • Food service and lodging325
  • Health care221
  • Administrative support193
  • Real estate94

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 Ns-93619,976

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Ns-9081,960 ft9,145
  • Ns-9182,140 ft17,497
  • Us 2202,290 ft26,837

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 27408: 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 7.7 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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