Is 43212 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 43212 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 43212, Franklin County, Ohio

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 43212 covers 3.7 square miles, so its edges are about a mile 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 43212
12,697 households
Median household income
$77,257
Residents
23,405
Restaurants with employees, 2023
45

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    2,058Jobs
    12,240Households

    2,058 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 4,473 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    68Sit-down and casual restaurants
    440 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 68 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (15 chain, 9 local multi-location and 44 independent) and 125 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $304KMiddle-case sales
    $2,550Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $149,000 to $921,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $304,000).

  4. Grandview Ave carries about 4,431 vehicles a day

    4,431Vehicles a day
    10,228Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Grandview Ave, 4,431 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 400 feet away; W 3rd Ave, 3,973 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 550 feet away; and Northwest Blvd, 10,228 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 660 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 43212 can sell each year

Middle case$304K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$149K
High case$921K
Rivals within 2 mi194
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$750 to $7,700 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 mile68

90th percentile for nearby competition among 4,829 similar businesses in the Columbus metro area

3.6× the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile48
Within 1 mile125

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent440 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent440 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent470 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain480 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent490 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk4,473

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk2,058
Within 1 mile15,516
Office-type, half mile842

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging1,233
  • Retail620
  • Professional services611
  • Administrative support462
  • Health care317

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 Grandview Ave4,431

Nearest counted road, 2019 count

Busiest nearby, Northwest Blvd10,228

Other counted roads nearby

  • W 3Rd Ave550 ft3,973
  • Northwest Blvd660 ft10,228
  • W 5Th Ave790 ft5,340

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

What an address adds

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  • 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 3.7 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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