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Is 34231 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 34231 in Sarasota 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 34231, Sarasota County, Florida

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 34231 covers 9.4 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 34231
15,546 households
Median household income
$69,925
Residents
32,404
Restaurants with employees, 2023
81

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    166Jobs
    6,872Households

    166 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,660 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    67Sit-down and casual restaurants
    280 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 67 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (3 chain, 6 local multi-location and 58 independent) and 136 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $180KMiddle-case sales
    $1,500Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $107,000 to $398,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $180,000).

  4. Stickney Point Rd carries about 29,500 vehicles a day

    29,500Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Stickney Point Rd, 29,500 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 190 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 34231

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 34231 can sell each year

Middle case$180K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$107K
High case$398K
Rivals within 2 mi183
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$550 to $3,300 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 mile67

91th percentile for nearby competition among 2,404 similar businesses in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area

3.5× the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile13
Within 1 mile136

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1IndependentAt this address
  • Competitor 2Independent280 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent490 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent600 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,660

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk166
Within 1 mile4,323
Office-type, half mile506

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging692
  • Retail669
  • Health care425
  • Real estate240
  • Other services162

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 Stickney Point Rd29,500

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 9.4 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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