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Is 48104 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 48104 in Washtenaw County, Michigan 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.

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ZIP 48104, Washtenaw County, Michigan

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 48104 covers 7.8 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 48104
17,526 households
Median household income
$64,231
Residents
43,979
Restaurants with employees, 2023
92

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    272Jobs
    6,257Households

    272 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 715 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2021.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.32 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 22 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $748KMiddle-case sales
    $6,250Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $599,000 to $941,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $748,000).

  4. I-94 carries about 13,639 vehicles a day

    13,639Vehicles a day
    17,473Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are I-94, 13,639 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 360 feet away; Copley St, 796 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 390 feet away; and E Stadium Blvd, 17,473 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 450 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 48104

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 48104 can sell each year

Middle case$748K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$599K
High case$941K
Rivals within 2 mi200
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,000 to $7,850 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 856 similar businesses in the Ann Arbor metro area

Under the metro median of 18
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile22

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,670 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,650 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,940 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent3,270 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent3,380 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk715

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk272
Within 1 mile2,152
Office-type, half mile103

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail157
  • Health care128
  • Education106
  • Other services96
  • Food service and lodging61

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2021. 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 I-9413,639

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Busiest nearby, E Stadium Blvd17,473

Other counted roads nearby

  • Copley St390 ft796
  • E Stadium Blvd450 ft17,473
  • S Kearney Rd590 ft796
  • Brockman Blvd660 ft4,737

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

What an address adds

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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 7.8 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 2021); 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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