Is 28273 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28273 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 28273, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28273 covers 23 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 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 28273
18,996 households
Median household income
$87,350
Residents
50,966
Restaurants with employees, 2023
46

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    233Jobs
    1,427Households

    233 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,150 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    7Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.44 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 7 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 1 local multi-location and 6 independent) and 27 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $314KMiddle-case sales
    $2,600Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $144,000 to $608,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $314,000).

  4. Nc-49 carries about 40,139 vehicles a day

    40,139Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Nc-49, 40,139 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 620 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 28273 can sell each year

Middle case$314K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$144K
High case$608K
Rivals within 2 mi71
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$700 to $5,050 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 mile7

25th 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 mile27

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,340 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,400 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,430 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent2,490 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent2,920 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,150

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk233
Within 1 mile10,693
Office-type, half mile115

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Construction387
  • Administrative support328
  • Transportation319
  • Wholesale292
  • Manufacturing255

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 Nc-4940,139

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 28273: 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 23 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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