Is 60126 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 60126 in DuPage County, Illinois for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 60126, DuPage County, Illinois

Bar. 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
Bars with employees, 2023
8

What stands out

  1. 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.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    11Similar businesses
    670 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 11 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (1 chain, 1 local multi-location and 9 independent) and 16 within a mile.

  3. Cottage Hill Av carries about 2,725 vehicles a day

    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.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile11

68th percentile for nearby competition among 4,405 similar businesses in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area

2.2× the metro median of 5
Within a quarter mile6
Within 1 mile16

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group670 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent800 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent880 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent950 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,250 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 bar 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 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.

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