Is 60018 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 60018 in Cook County, Illinois for a gym: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gyms already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 60018, Cook County, Illinois

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 60018 covers 17 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 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 60018
9,589 households
Median household income
$90,574
Residents
27,952
Gyms with employees, 2023
3

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    0Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 34,061 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses

    Overture's places data lists 0 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $96KMiddle-case sales
    $1,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $37,000 to $248,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $96,000).

  4. Kennedy expwy carries about 99,700 vehicles a day

    99,700Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Kennedy expwy, 99,700 vehicles a day (IDOT 2025), about 310 feet away; Coleman Dr To Wb190, 3,500 vehicles a day (IDOT 2025), about 330 feet away; and Ohare Upper Terminal, 31,800 vehicles a day (IDOT 2018), about 680 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 60018 can sell each year

Middle case$96K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$37K
High case$248K
Rivals within 3.5 mi29
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$300 to $3,100 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

7th percentile for nearby competition among 3,886 similar businesses in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk34,061

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile34,679
Office-type, half mile398

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Transportation30,128
  • Food service and lodging2,938
  • Administrative support266
  • Retail210
  • Professional services171

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 Kennedy Expwy99,700

Nearest counted road, 2025 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Coleman Dr To Wb190330 ft3,500
  • Ohare Upper Terminal680 ft31,800
  • I-190 Eb To Us-45/Us680 ft4,900
  • Up Term Five Ord1,240 ft4,050

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 60018: 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 gym 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 17 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); Illinois DOT traffic counts (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2025); 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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