Is 46142 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 46142 in Johnson County, Indiana 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 46142, Johnson County, Indiana

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 46142 covers 15 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 46142
13,569 households
Median household income
$89,001
Residents
34,348
Restaurants with employees, 2023
46

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    11Jobs
    4,085Households

    11 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 113 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.83 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 6 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $812KMiddle-case sales
    $6,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $624,000 to $1.1 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $812,000).

  4. N 400 W carries about 5,813 vehicles a day

    5,813Vehicles a day
    11,147Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are N 400 W, 5,813 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 590 feet away and Fairview Rd, 11,147 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 610 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 46142 can sell each year

Middle case$812K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$624K
High case$1.1M
Rivals within 2 mi53
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,100 to $9,500 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

1th percentile for nearby competition among 4,839 similar businesses in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area

Under the metro median of 16
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile6

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain4,410 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,460 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain4,690 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain4,950 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain5,170 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk113

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk11
Within 1 mile1,642
Office-type, half mile91

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services87
  • Administrative support15
  • Real estate4
  • Construction3
  • Wholesale2

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 N 400 W5,813

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Fairview Rd11,147

Other counted roads nearby

  • Fairview Rd610 ft11,147

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 46142: 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 15 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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