What public records measure around the center of ZIP 27609 in Wake County, North Carolina for a boutique: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the boutiques already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.
ZIP 27609, Wake County, North Carolina
Boutique. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 27609 covers 11 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 27609
17,592 households
Median household income
$83,065
Residents
35,573
Boutiques with employees, 2023
0
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
55Jobs
4,919Households
55 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,507 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
0Clothing, shoe and accessory stores
0.56 miNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 0 clothing, shoe and accessory stores within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 44 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$116KMiddle-case sales
$1,150Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $60,000 to $213,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $116,000).
Measured around the center of ZIP 27609
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 27609 can sell each year
Middle case$116K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$60K
High case$213K
Rivals within 3.5 mi185
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $2,150 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
4th percentile for nearby competition among 963 similar businesses in the Raleigh-Cary metro area
Under the metro median of 10
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile44
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Chain2,930 ft
Competitor 2Independent3,140 ft
Competitor 3Local group3,230 ft
Competitor 4Independent3,410 ft
Competitor 5Local group3,430 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk1,507
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk55
Within 1 mile16,812
Office-type, half mile676
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Professional services319
Finance and insurance218
Education185
Construction157
Administrative support149
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.
Not measured in this ZIP
Traffic on the nearest roadNo state or federal traffic count was found near the center of this ZIP.
What an address adds
The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 27609: 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 boutique there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The boutique check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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 11 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); 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.
Questions about ZIP 27609.
0 boutiques with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 44 mapped within about a mile of the center.
35,573 residents in 17,592 households, with a median household income of $83,065 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
16,812 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a boutique, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
