Is 28557 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28557 in Carteret County, North Carolina for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 28557, Carteret County, North Carolina

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28557 covers 14 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 28557
7,714 households
Median household income
$68,528
Residents
15,253
Bars with employees, 2023
4

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    31Jobs
    3,144Households

    31 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 230 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses

    Overture's places data lists 0 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

  3. Sr-1177 carries about 5,843 vehicles a day

    5,843Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Sr-1177, 5,843 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 470 feet away and Sr-1241, 3,819 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 910 feet away.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

9th percentile for nearby competition among 63 similar businesses in the Morehead City micropolitan area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk230

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk31
Within 1 mile3,292
Office-type, half mile35

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care111
  • Arts and recreation38
  • Professional services33
  • Transportation16
  • Construction11

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-11775,843

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Sr-1241910 ft3,819

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 28557: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
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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 14 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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