What public records measure around the center of ZIP 34236 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 34236, Sarasota County, Florida
Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 34236 covers 3.6 square miles, so its edges are about a mile 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 34236
8,176 households
Median household income
$95,881
Residents
14,446
Restaurants with employees, 2023
99
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
5Jobs
881Households
5 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 66 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
0Sit-down and casual restaurants
0.79 miNearest rival
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 2 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$92KMiddle-case sales
$750Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $70,000 to $148,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $92,000).
John Ringling Causew carries about 39,000 vehicles a day
39,000Vehicles a day
The nearest counted roads are John Ringling Causew, 39,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 640 feet away and John Ringling Cswy, 32,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 740 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 34236
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 34236 can sell each year
Middle case$92K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$70K
High case$148K
Rivals within 2 mi208
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$350 to $1,250 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
1th percentile for nearby competition among 2,404 similar businesses in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area
Under the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile2
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Independent4,170 ft
Competitor 2Independent5,260 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk66
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk5
Within 1 mile633
Office-type, half mile3
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Arts and recreation45
Construction9
Retail5
Professional services2
Health care2
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 John Ringling Causew39,000
Nearest counted road, 2022 count
Other counted roads nearby
John Ringling Cswy740 ft32,000
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 34236: 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.
The restaurant check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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 3.6 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 2023); 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.
Questions about ZIP 34236.
99 restaurants with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 2 mapped within about a mile of the center.
14,446 residents in 8,176 households, with a median household income of $95,881 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
633 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a restaurant, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.