Is 27609 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 27609 in Wake 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 27609, Wake County, North Carolina

Restaurant. 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
Restaurants with employees, 2023
59

What stands out

  1. 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.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    2Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.19 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 1 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 47 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $368KMiddle-case sales
    $3,050Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $239,000 to $595,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $368,000).

What the center of ZIP 27609 can sell each year

Middle case$368K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$239K
High case$595K
Rivals within 2 mi164
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,200 to $4,950 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 mile2

8th percentile for nearby competition among 3,319 similar businesses in the Raleigh-Cary metro area

Under the metro median of 17
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile47

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,010 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain2,620 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,720 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,830 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain2,880 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 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 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.

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