Is 27601 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 27601 in Wake County, North Carolina for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 27601, Wake County, North Carolina

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 27601 covers 1.8 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 27601
4,754 households
Median household income
$71,350
Residents
9,905
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    4,891Jobs
    7,224Households

    4,891 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 25,401 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    5Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    750 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 5 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (0 chain, 2 local multi-location and 3 independent) and 12 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.1MMiddle-case sales
    $9,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $519,000 to $2.6 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.1 million).

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

    8,374Vehicles a day
    9,551Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Sr-2026, 8,374 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 180 feet away; Ns-94308, 1,335 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 630 feet away; and Sr-3670, 9,551 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 670 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 27601 can sell each year

Middle case$1.1M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$519K
High case$2.6M
Rivals within 1.5 mi19
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,450 to $21,650 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 mile5

87th percentile for nearby competition among 290 similar businesses in the Raleigh-Cary metro area

5× the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile2
Within 1 mile12

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group750 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group1,300 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,690 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,120 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,240 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk25,401

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk4,891
Within 1 mile51,244
Office-type, half mile19,151

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services8,304
  • Public administration7,296
  • Food service and lodging1,774
  • Administrative support1,562
  • Information1,509

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 Sr-20268,374

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Sr-36709,551

Other counted roads nearby

  • Ns-94308630 ft1,335
  • Sr-3670670 ft9,551
  • Ns-9171,150 ft4,935
  • Ns-943231,280 ft1,365

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 27601: 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 bakery 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 1.8 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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