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Is 48226 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 48226 in Wayne 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 48226, Wayne County, Michigan

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 48226 covers 1.2 square miles, so its edges are about half a mile 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 48226
4,350 households
Median household income
$64,860
Residents
6,831
Restaurants with employees, 2023
71

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    32,879Jobs
    7,799Households

    32,879 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 62,450 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2021.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    204Sit-down and casual restaurants
    170 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 204 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (18 chain, 18 local multi-location and 168 independent) and 289 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $165KMiddle-case sales
    $1,350Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $56,000 to $480,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $165,000).

  4. Michigan Ave carries about 9,066 vehicles a day

    9,066Vehicles a day
    9,695Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Michigan Ave, 9,066 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), next to the site; Washington Blvd, 4,249 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 120 feet away; and Shelby St, 4,844 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 170 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 48226

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 48226 can sell each year

Middle case$165K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$56K
High case$480K
Rivals within 2 mi405
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$300 to $4,000 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 mile204

99th percentile for nearby competition among 9,790 similar businesses in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area

15.7× the metro median of 13
Within a quarter mile79
Within 1 mile289

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1IndependentAt this address
  • Competitor 3Local group100 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent170 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent180 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent310 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk62,450

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk32,879
Within 1 mile77,196
Office-type, half mile41,672

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Finance and insurance19,217
  • Public administration10,245
  • Professional services7,541
  • Administrative support5,196
  • Utilities4,205

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 Michigan Ave9,066

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Busiest nearby, Woodward Ave9,695

Other counted roads nearby

  • Washington Blvd120 ft4,249
  • Shelby St170 ft4,844
  • W Lafayette Blvd380 ft2,822
  • Griswold St440 ft5,107

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 48226: 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 1.2 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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