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Is 28203 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28203 in Mecklenburg 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 28203, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28203 covers 3.1 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 28203
11,038 households
Median household income
$104,696
Residents
18,823
Restaurants with employees, 2023
80

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    2,481Jobs
    12,638Households

    2,481 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 11,562 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    81Sit-down and casual restaurants
    300 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 81 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (20 chain, 7 local multi-location and 54 independent) and 190 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $227KMiddle-case sales
    $1,900Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $130,000 to $668,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $227,000).

  4. Ns-935 carries about 12,133 vehicles a day

    12,133Vehicles a day
    28,069Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Ns-935, 12,133 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 710 feet away and Ns-967, 30,138 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,000 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 28203

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 28203 can sell each year

Middle case$227K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$130K
High case$668K
Rivals within 2 mi454
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$650 to $5,550 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 mile81

95th percentile for nearby competition among 6,105 similar businesses in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area

5.1× the metro median of 16
Within a quarter mile36
Within 1 mile190

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent300 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent340 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent620 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent670 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent720 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk11,562

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk2,481
Within 1 mile33,034
Office-type, half mile5,190

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Management2,359
  • Food service and lodging1,766
  • Professional services1,531
  • Retail1,138
  • Administrative support980

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-93512,133

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Ns-96728,069

Other counted roads nearby

  • Ns-9671,000 ft30,138

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

What an address adds

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  • 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 3.1 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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