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Is 28607 a good location for a med spa?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28607 in Watauga County, North Carolina for a med spa: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the med spas already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 28607, Watauga County, North Carolina

Med spa. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28607 covers 102 square miles, so its edges are about 5.5 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 28607
12,583 households
Median household income
$46,639
Residents
35,679

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    325Jobs
    1,207Households

    325 jobs are within a quarter mile and 708 within half a mile, from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    1Similar businesses
    0.48 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 skin, lash, brow, waxing and tanning services and beauty salons within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 3 within a mile.

  3. New local clients the ZIP center could draw

    $67KNew-client sales, middle case

    Spending near the center of this ZIP could bring an estimated $44,000 to $114,000 a year in new local clients (middle case $67,000).

  4. A busy road for visibility; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    36,248Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is US 221, 36,248 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 2,050 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 28607

Computed from public records at this location

New-client sales the ZIP center could draw each year

Middle case$67K

New-client sales a year, planning range

Low case$44K
High case$114K
Rivals within 3.5 mi21

What the location itself adds: nearby resident spending shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). Clients who follow your team come on top. A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile1

28th percentile for nearby competition among 23 similar businesses in the Boone micropolitan area

Under the metro median of 6
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile3

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,540 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent5,150 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent5,280 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

Within half a mile708

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

Within a quarter mile325
Within 1 mile1,983
Office-type, half mile81

Largest employers within half a mile

  • Education225
  • Wholesale169
  • Health care66
  • Retail60
  • Administrative support46

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 Us 22136,248

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 28607: 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 med spa 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 102 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). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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