Is 60148 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 60148 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 60148, DuPage County, Illinois

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 60148 covers 14 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 60148
20,423 households
Median household income
$100,616
Residents
52,596
Bars with employees, 2023
3

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    677Jobs
    4,593Households

    677 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,158 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Similar businesses
    0.50 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 7 within a mile.

  3. Main St carries about 17,700 vehicles a day

    17,700Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Main St, 17,700 vehicles a day (IDOT 2024), about 170 feet away and Madison St, 4,200 vehicles a day (IDOT 2024), about 530 feet away.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile1

19th percentile for nearby competition among 4,405 similar businesses in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area

Under the metro median of 5
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile7

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,620 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent3,670 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,730 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent3,830 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent3,960 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,158

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk677
Within 1 mile3,416
Office-type, half mile83

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education677
  • Health care147
  • Retail87
  • Professional services46
  • Other services40

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 Main St17,700

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Madison St530 ft4,200

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 60148: 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 14 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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