Is 60102 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 60102 in McHenry County, Illinois 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.

ZIP 60102, McHenry County, Illinois

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 60102 covers 16 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 60102
11,751 households
Median household income
$132,949
Residents
32,286
Restaurants with employees, 2023
46

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    30Jobs
    3,010Households

    30 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 132 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.74 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 17 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.6MMiddle-case sales
    $13,350Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $1.5 million to $1.5 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.6 million).

  4. Harnish Dr carries about 1,900 vehicles a day

    1,900Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Harnish Dr, 1,900 vehicles a day (IDOT 2025), about 1,400 feet away; Hanson Rd, 4,050 vehicles a day (IDOT 2025), about 1,450 feet away; and Edgewood Rd, 3,900 vehicles a day (IDOT 2025), about 2,050 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 60102 can sell each year

Middle case$1.6M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$1.5M
High case$1.5M
Rivals within 2 mi102
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$7,750 to $12,350 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

1th percentile for nearby competition among 24,633 similar businesses in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area

Under the metro median of 23
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile17

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent3,910 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent3,950 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent4,380 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,540 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,650 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk132

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk30
Within 1 mile1,363
Office-type, half mile48

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Administrative support32
  • Finance and insurance30
  • Manufacturing25
  • Construction15
  • Professional services11

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 Harnish Dr1,900

Nearest counted road, 2025 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Hanson Rd1,440 ft4,050
  • Edgewood Rd2,070 ft3,900
  • Huntington Dr2,080 ft2,000
  • Huntington Dr N2,190 ft2,000

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 60102: 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 16 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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