Is 44145 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 44145 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Few mapped bakeries were found near the center, so the competition figures here are thin. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 44145, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 44145 covers 16 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 44145
14,424 households
Median household income
$112,200
Residents
34,104
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    222Jobs
    5,424Households

    222 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 928 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    1Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    0.22 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 2 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.0MMiddle-case sales
    $8,350Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $655,000 to $1.6 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.0 million).

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

    12,741Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Center Ridge Rd, 12,741 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 1,000 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 44145 can sell each year

Middle case$1.0M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$655K
High case$1.6M
Rivals within 1.5 mi3
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$4,350 to $13,350 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

42th percentile for nearby competition among 494 similar businesses in the Cleveland metro area

Near the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile2

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,180 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,740 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk928

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk222
Within 1 mile3,341
Office-type, half mile190

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education360
  • Health care269
  • Information108
  • Retail51
  • Real estate39

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 Center Ridge Rd12,741

Nearest counted road, 2022 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 44145: 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 bakery 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 16 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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