What public records measure around the center of ZIP 60126 in DuPage County, Illinois for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.
ZIP 60126, DuPage County, Illinois
Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 60126 covers 11 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 60126
17,598 households
Median household income
$147,566
Residents
47,516
Bakeries with employees, 2023
3
What stands out
A modest daytime workforce within a short walk
1,106Jobs
7,364Households
1,106 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 5,768 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
A typical amount of nearby competition
3Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
890 ftNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 3 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 4 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$1.0MMiddle-case sales
$8,500Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $564,000 to $2.0 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.0 million).
Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians
2,725Vehicles a day
12,200Busiest road nearby
The nearest counted roads are Cottage Hill Av, 2,725 vehicles a day (IDOT 2024), about 320 feet away; York St, 12,200 vehicles a day (IDOT 2024), about 330 feet away; and Palmer Dr, 12,200 vehicles a day (IDOT 2024), about 340 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 60126
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 60126 can sell each year
Middle case$1.0M
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$564K
High case$2.0M
Rivals within 1.5 mi6
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,750 to $16,550 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 mile3
62th percentile for nearby competition among 2,187 similar businesses in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area
1.5× the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile4
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Independent890 ft
Competitor 2Independent1,330 ft
Competitor 3Chain2,080 ft
Competitor 4Local group5,220 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk5,768
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk1,106
Within 1 mile9,283
Office-type, half mile901
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Administrative support1,529
Food service and lodging816
Education784
Health care528
Public administration333
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 Cottage Hill Av2,725
Nearest counted road, 2024 count
Busiest nearby, York St12,200
Other counted roads nearby
York St330 ft12,200
Palmer Dr340 ft12,200
Park Ave950 ft2,100
Prospect Ave970 ft4,250
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 60126: 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 bakery there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The bakery check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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 11 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 2024); 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.
Questions about ZIP 60126.
3 bakeries with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 4 mapped within about a mile of the center.
47,516 residents in 17,598 households, with a median household income of $147,566 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
9,283 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a bakery, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
