Is 45840 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 45840 in Hancock County, Ohio for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 45840, Hancock County, Ohio

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 45840 covers 166 square miles, so its edges are about 7.5 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 45840
23,773 households
Median household income
$68,083
Residents
54,559
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    38Jobs
    4,036Households

    38 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 374 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    0.78 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 5 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $648KMiddle-case sales
    $5,400Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $481,000 to $904,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $648,000).

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

    10,352Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are S Main St, 10,352 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 390 feet away and 6th St, 8,109 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 1,300 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 45840 can sell each year

Middle case$648K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$481K
High case$904K
Rivals within 1.5 mi3
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,200 to $7,550 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 mile0

24th percentile for nearby competition among 5,441 similar businesses in micropolitan areas nationwide

Under the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile5

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent4,110 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent4,250 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,350 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,460 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk374

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk38
Within 1 mile10,293
Office-type, half mile45

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education142
  • Retail64
  • Professional services44
  • Wholesale34
  • Administrative support34

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 S Main St10,352

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • 6Th St1,290 ft8,109

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 45840: 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 166 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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