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What public records measure around the center of ZIP 28803 in Buncombe 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.

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ZIP 28803, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 28803 covers 38 square miles, so its edges are about 3.5 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 28803
13,459 households
Median household income
$76,662
Residents
33,718
Bars with employees, 2023
10

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    73Jobs
    1,764Households

    73 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 715 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-3081 carries about 7,816 vehicles a day

    7,816Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Sr-3081, 7,816 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,100 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 28803

Computed from public records at this location

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

9th percentile for nearby competition among 227 similar businesses in the Asheville metro area

Under the metro median of 8
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 walk715

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk73
Within 1 mile2,219
Office-type, half mile201

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Administrative support161
  • Health care158
  • Professional services94
  • Finance and insurance90
  • Other services63

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-30817,816

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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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 38 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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