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Is 37421 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 37421 in Hamilton County, Tennessee 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 37421, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 37421 covers 32 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 37421
22,278 households
Median household income
$82,517
Residents
52,985
Restaurants with employees, 2023
77

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    170Jobs
    2,255Households

    170 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 6,774 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    40Sit-down and casual restaurants
    790 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 40 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (28 chain, 1 local multi-location and 11 independent) and 104 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $258KMiddle-case sales
    $2,150Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $148,000 to $442,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $258,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 9,250 vehicles a day

    9,250Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 9,250 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 650 feet away; Unnamed major collector, 4,400 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 690 feet away; and Unnamed principal arterial, 23,498 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 940 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 37421

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 37421 can sell each year

Middle case$258K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$148K
High case$442K
Rivals within 2 mi149
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$750 to $3,700 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 mile40

76th percentile for nearby competition among 1,440 similar businesses in the Chattanooga metro area

3.3× the metro median of 12
Within a quarter mile14
Within 1 mile104

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain790 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain820 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent970 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain1,010 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain1,050 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk6,774

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk170
Within 1 mile10,555
Office-type, half mile688

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail2,753
  • Food service and lodging1,700
  • Health care1,117
  • Real estate287
  • Professional services162

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 Unnamed Minor Arterial9,250

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Major Collector690 ft4,400
  • Unnamed Principal Arterial940 ft23,498

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 37421: 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 32 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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