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What public records measure around the center of ZIP 36106 in Montgomery County, Alabama for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 36106, Montgomery County, Alabama

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 36106 covers 6.2 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 36106
6,248 households
Median household income
$69,087
Residents
14,065
Bars with employees, 2023
3

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    119Jobs
    3,526Households

    119 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 636 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses
    0.53 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 2 within a mile.

  3. Vaughn Road carries about 16,211 vehicles a day

    16,211Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Vaughn Road, 16,211 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 380 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 36106

Computed from public records at this location

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

21th percentile for nearby competition among 99 similar businesses in the Montgomery metro area

Under the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile2

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,820 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,990 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk636

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk119
Within 1 mile3,899
Office-type, half mile138

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education135
  • Administrative support111
  • Food service and lodging87
  • Health care73
  • Professional services60

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 Vaughn Road16,211

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

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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 6.2 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 2022); 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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