Is 35630 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 35630 in Lauderdale County, Alabama 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.

ZIP 35630, Lauderdale County, Alabama

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 35630 covers 25 square miles, so its edges are about 3 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 35630
15,172 households
Median household income
$46,304
Residents
34,028
Restaurants with employees, 2023
47

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    50Jobs
    4,026Households

    50 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 456 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    8Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.27 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 8 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 0 local multi-location and 6 independent) and 13 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $394KMiddle-case sales
    $3,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $292,000 to $647,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $394,000).

  4. Rickwood Rd carries about 3,626 vehicles a day

    3,626Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Rickwood Rd, 3,626 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 230 feet away; Tune Ave, 127 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 230 feet away; and Talbot St, 100 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 400 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 35630 can sell each year

Middle case$394K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$292K
High case$647K
Rivals within 2 mi89
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,450 to $5,400 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 mile8

38th percentile for nearby competition among 338 similar businesses in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area

Near the metro median of 9
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile13

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain1,450 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain1,820 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,190 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,260 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,410 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk456

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk50
Within 1 mile2,864
Office-type, half mile64

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care110
  • Food service and lodging79
  • Retail69
  • Arts and recreation57
  • Other services41

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 Rickwood Rd3,626

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Tune Ave230 ft127
  • Talbot St400 ft100
  • Lauderdale County 1441,100 ft10,773

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 35630: 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.

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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 25 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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