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Is 36116 a good location for a hair salon?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 36116 in Montgomery County, Alabama for a hair salon: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the hair salons already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 36116, Montgomery County, Alabama

Hair salon. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 36116 covers 53 square miles, so its edges are about 4 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 18, 2026.

ZIP 36116
17,986 households
Median household income
$55,160
Residents
45,250
Hair salons with employees, 2023
12

What stands out

  1. Less nearby competition than most

    0Barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons

    Overture's places data lists 0 barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

  2. New local clients the ZIP center could draw

    $28KNew-client sales, middle case

    Spending near the center of this ZIP could bring an estimated $19,000 to $51,000 a year in new local clients (middle case $28,000).

  3. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    1,573Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Mt Zion Rd, 1,573 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 1,050 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 36116

Computed from public records at this location

New-client sales the ZIP center could draw each year

Middle case$28K

New-client sales a year, planning range

Low case$19K
High case$51K
Rivals within 3.5 mi13

What the location itself adds: nearby resident spending shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). Clients who follow your team come on top. A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

5th percentile for nearby competition among 475 similar businesses in the Montgomery metro area

Under the metro median of 6
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0

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

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Mt Zion Rd1,573

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

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

Not measured in this ZIP

  • Jobs within a short walkCensus workplace job counts could not be read right now.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 36116: 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 hair salon 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 53 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 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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