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Is 32608 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 32608 in Alachua County, Florida 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 32608, Alachua County, Florida

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 32608 covers 44 square miles, so its edges are about 4 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 32608
23,917 households
Median household income
$61,588
Residents
54,566
Restaurants with employees, 2023
67

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    1,044Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 190 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $873KMiddle-case sales
    $7,250Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $746,000 to $1.0 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $873,000).

  4. SW Williston Rd carries about 13,500 vehicles a day

    13,500Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are SW Williston Rd, 13,500 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 2,000 feet away and Unnamed major collector, 7,700 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 2,400 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 32608

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 32608 can sell each year

Middle case$873K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$746K
High case$1.0M
Rivals within 2 mi18
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,750 to $8,650 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 mile0

2th percentile for nearby competition among 851 similar businesses in the Gainesville metro area

Under the metro median of 16
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 walk190

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile454
Office-type, half mile4

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging184
  • Professional services4
  • Other services2

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 Sw Williston Rd13,500

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Major Collector2,400 ft7,700

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 44 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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