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Is 55408 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 55408 in Hennepin County, Minnesota 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 55408, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 55408 covers 2.7 square miles, so its edges are about 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 55408
17,344 households
Median household income
$70,326
Residents
31,507
Restaurants with employees, 2023
71

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    376Jobs
    19,402Households

    376 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 3,506 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    79Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.25 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 79 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (8 chain, 16 local multi-location and 55 independent) and 172 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 $726,000 to $991,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $745,000).

  4. Dupont Ave S carries about 889 vehicles a day

    889Vehicles a day
    2,846Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Dupont Ave S, 889 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 160 feet away; Emerson Ave S, 683 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 180 feet away; and S Bryant Ave, 2,846 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 820 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 55408

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 55408 can sell each year

Middle case$745K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$726K
High case$991K
Rivals within 2 mi315
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,650 to $8,250 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 mile79

92th percentile for nearby competition among 7,039 similar businesses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area

5.3× the metro median of 15
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile172

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,320 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group1,380 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,580 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,610 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,610 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk3,506

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk376
Within 1 mile10,796
Office-type, half mile534

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging958
  • Health care594
  • Retail458
  • Other services410
  • Professional services334

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 Dupont Ave S889

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, S Bryant Ave2,846

Other counted roads nearby

  • Emerson Ave S180 ft683
  • S Bryant Ave820 ft2,846
  • W 31St St1,020 ft3,055
  • Hennepin Ave S1,150 ft5,896

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 55408: 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 2.7 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 2023); 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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