Is 28210 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28210 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.

ZIP 28210, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28210 covers 12 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 28210
20,684 households
Median household income
$100,824
Residents
47,359
Restaurants with employees, 2023
44

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    194Jobs
    4,782Households

    194 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 848 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.91 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 7 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.2MMiddle-case sales
    $10,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $973,000 to $1.7 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.2 million).

  4. Ns-914 carries about 29,123 vehicles a day

    29,123Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Ns-914, 29,123 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 800 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 28210 can sell each year

Middle case$1.2M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$973K
High case$1.7M
Rivals within 2 mi82
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$4,850 to $14,200 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

2th 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 mile7

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent4,810 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,850 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent4,870 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group4,870 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain4,950 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk848

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk194
Within 1 mile2,286
Office-type, half mile111

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care399
  • Education107
  • Professional services82
  • Food service and lodging77
  • Arts and recreation63

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-91429,123

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 28210: 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 12 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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