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Is 28117 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28117 in Iredell 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.

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ZIP 28117, Iredell County, North Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28117 covers 39 square miles, so its edges are about 3.5 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 28117
19,564 households
Median household income
$112,976
Residents
48,826
Restaurants with employees, 2023
70

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    30Jobs
    1,868Households

    30 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 289 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    5Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.26 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 5 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 1 local multi-location and 3 independent) and 9 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $377KMiddle-case sales
    $3,150Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $254,000 to $588,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $377,000).

  4. Sr-1100 carries about 25,507 vehicles a day

    25,507Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Sr-1100, 25,507 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 620 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 28117

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 28117 can sell each year

Middle case$377K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$254K
High case$588K
Rivals within 2 mi67
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,250 to $4,900 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

19th percentile for nearby competition among 6,105 similar businesses in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area

Under the metro median of 16
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile9

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,350 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,410 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,530 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,800 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent4,580 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk289

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk30
Within 1 mile2,113
Office-type, half mile50

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail66
  • Health care61
  • Construction52
  • Professional services25
  • Information21

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-110025,507

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

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

What an address adds

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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 39 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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