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Is 28801 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28801 in Buncombe 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.

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ZIP 28801, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28801 covers 5.1 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 28801
6,247 households
Median household income
$58,438
Residents
14,691
Restaurants with employees, 2023
96

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    4,501Jobs
    3,547Households

    4,501 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 11,093 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    120Sit-down and casual restaurants
    540 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 120 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (5 chain, 10 local multi-location and 105 independent) and 165 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $264KMiddle-case sales
    $2,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $148,000 to $440,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $264,000).

  4. Ns-914 carries about 12,557 vehicles a day

    12,557Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Ns-914, 12,557 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 260 feet away; Ns-92365, 2,500 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 400 feet away; and Ns-921, 5,245 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 520 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 28801

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 28801 can sell each year

Middle case$264K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$148K
High case$440K
Rivals within 2 mi237
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$750 to $3,650 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 mile120

92th percentile for nearby competition among 1,099 similar businesses in the Asheville metro area

8.6× the metro median of 14
Within a quarter mile42
Within 1 mile165

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group540 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent590 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent610 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent650 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent660 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk11,093

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk4,501
Within 1 mile22,569
Office-type, half mile3,609

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging3,580
  • Professional services1,426
  • Retail1,067
  • Public administration1,067
  • Health care773

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-91412,557

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Ns-92365400 ft2,500
  • Ns-921520 ft5,245
  • Ns-96071710 ft4,964
  • Ns-97467730 ft6,281

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 28801: 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 5.1 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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