Is 43026 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 43026 in Franklin County, Ohio 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 43026, Franklin County, Ohio

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 43026 covers 35 square miles, so its edges are about 3.5 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 43026
24,801 households
Median household income
$111,440
Residents
65,238
Restaurants with employees, 2023
48

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    281Jobs
    3,456Households

    281 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 312 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.21 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 11 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $2.0MMiddle-case sales
    $16,900Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $1.5 million to $2.5 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $2.0 million).

  4. Alton & Darby Creek Rd carries about 11,657 vehicles a day

    11,657Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Alton & Darby Creek Rd, 11,657 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2013), about 2,300 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 43026 can sell each year

Middle case$2.0M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$1.5M
High case$2.5M
Rivals within 2 mi48
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$7,750 to $21,200 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 mile1

5th percentile for nearby competition among 4,829 similar businesses in the Columbus metro area

Under the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile11

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain1,090 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,380 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,740 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain4,890 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent5,230 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk312

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk281
Within 1 mile994
Office-type, half mile8

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care252
  • Food service and lodging23
  • Administrative support9
  • Professional services8
  • Retail7

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 Alton & Darby Creek Rd11,657

Nearest counted road, 2013 count

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 43026: 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 35 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 2013); 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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