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Is 52240 a good location for a coffee shop?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 52240 in Johnson County, Iowa for a coffee shop: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the coffee shops already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 52240, Johnson County, Iowa

Coffee shop. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 52240 covers 142 square miles, so its edges are about 6.5 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 18, 2026.

ZIP 52240
15,417 households
Median household income
$52,960
Residents
35,074
Coffee shops with employees, 2023
16

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    19Jobs
    2,450Households

    19 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 50 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Coffee shops and cafés
    0.89 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 coffee shops and cafés within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 2 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $443KMiddle-case sales
    $3,700Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $343,000 to $567,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $443,000).

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

    483Vehicles a day
    662Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Indigo Court, N, 483 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1999), about 180 feet away; Coneflower Court, E, 598 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1998), about 190 feet away; and Whispering Prairie Avenue, N, 483 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1999), about 370 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 52240 can sell each year

Middle case$443K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$343K
High case$567K
Rivals within 1.5 mi3
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,300 to $4,750 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

8th percentile for nearby competition among 91 similar businesses in the Iowa City metro area

Under the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile2

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain4,690 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain4,710 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk50

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk19
Within 1 mile5,112
Office-type, half mile28

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Real estate14
  • Professional services11
  • Administrative support8
  • Health care7
  • Retail5

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 Indigo Court, N483

Nearest counted road, 1999 count

Busiest nearby, Blue Stem Court, E662

Other counted roads nearby

  • Coneflower Court, E190 ft598
  • Whispering Prairie Avenue, N370 ft483
  • Aster Avenue, N370 ft483
  • Whispering Meadow Drive, E540 ft227

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 142 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 2007); 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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