Is 28607 a good location for a wine bar?

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

ZIP 28607, Watauga County, North Carolina

Wine bar. 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 28607
12,583 households
Median household income
$46,639
Residents
35,679
Wine bars with employees, 2023
3

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    325Jobs
    1,207Households

    325 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 708 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    0Cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms

    Overture's places data lists 0 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. US 221 carries about 36,248 vehicles a day

    36,248Vehicles a day

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

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

29th percentile for nearby competition among 3,538 similar businesses in micropolitan areas nationwide

Most similar businesses have none nearby
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 walk708

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk325
Within 1 mile1,983
Office-type, half mile81

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • 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 wine bar 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); 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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