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Is 49503 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 49503 in Kent 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 49503, Kent County, Michigan

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 49503 covers 7.3 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 49503
17,960 households
Median household income
$64,661
Residents
39,489
Restaurants with employees, 2023
75

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,721Jobs
    11,476Households

    1,721 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 12,516 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2021.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    28Sit-down and casual restaurants
    630 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 28 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 3 local multi-location and 23 independent) and 171 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $519KMiddle-case sales
    $4,350Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $332,000 to $814,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $519,000).

  4. Gay Ave SE carries about 676 vehicles a day

    676Vehicles a day
    14,797Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Gay Ave SE, 676 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 190 feet away; Prospect Ave SE, 676 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 200 feet away; and Washington St SE, 676 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 330 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 49503

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 49503 can sell each year

Middle case$519K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$332K
High case$814K
Rivals within 2 mi242
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,650 to $6,800 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 mile28

85th percentile for nearby competition among 2,052 similar businesses in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area

2.3× the metro median of 12
Within a quarter mile8
Within 1 mile171

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group630 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group840 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,240 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent1,270 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk12,516

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,721
Within 1 mile51,284
Office-type, half mile1,112

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care8,169
  • Education1,826
  • Professional services499
  • Administrative support371
  • Other services277

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 Gay Ave Se676

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, E Fulton St14,797

Other counted roads nearby

  • Prospect Ave Se200 ft676
  • Washington St Se330 ft676
  • E Fulton St330 ft11,489
  • Madison Ave Se330 ft676

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 7.3 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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