Is 28209 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28209 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina for a gym: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gyms already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 28209, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28209 covers 5.5 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 28209
12,793 households
Median household income
$101,873
Residents
24,331
Gyms with employees, 2023
13

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    426Jobs
    6,792Households

    426 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,389 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    6Similar businesses
    690 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 6 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (4 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 16 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $269KMiddle-case sales
    $3,350Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $222,000 to $376,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $269,000).

  4. Ns-914 carries about 27,928 vehicles a day

    27,928Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Ns-914, 27,928 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,000 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 28209 can sell each year

Middle case$269K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$222K
High case$376K
Rivals within 3.5 mi153
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,850 to $4,700 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 mile6

74th percentile for nearby competition among 1,231 similar businesses in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area

2× the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile16

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent690 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,710 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain2,390 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain2,560 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain2,620 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,389

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk426
Within 1 mile8,004
Office-type, half mile447

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging739
  • Retail569
  • Professional services226
  • Health care153
  • Finance and insurance151

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-91427,928

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

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 28209: 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 gym 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 5.5 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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