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Is 34236 a good location for a restaurant?

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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).

  4. 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.

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

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  • 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 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.

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