Is 48124 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 48124 in Wayne County, Michigan 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 48124, Wayne County, Michigan

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 48124 covers 8.8 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 48124
13,894 households
Median household income
$81,796
Residents
34,479
Bakeries with employees, 2023
4

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    280Jobs
    6,243Households

    280 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,946 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2021.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    3Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    0.31 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 3 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 5 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $745KMiddle-case sales
    $6,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $463,000 to $1.3 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $745,000).

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

    727Vehicles a day
    7,408Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Edison, 727 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 160 feet away; Francis, 727 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 170 feet away; and Gregory, 727 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 490 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 48124 can sell each year

Middle case$745K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$463K
High case$1.3M
Rivals within 1.5 mi7
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,100 to $10,500 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 mile3

74th percentile for nearby competition among 871 similar businesses in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area

3× the metro median of 1
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile5

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,640 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,450 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain2,570 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group2,820 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,510 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,946

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk280
Within 1 mile15,176
Office-type, half mile1,018

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services836
  • Health care376
  • Food service and lodging207
  • Finance and insurance173
  • Retail151

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 Edison727

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Monroe7,408

Other counted roads nearby

  • Francis170 ft727
  • Gregory490 ft727
  • S Military500 ft4,844
  • Monroe500 ft7,408

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 48124: 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 8.8 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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