Is 60201 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 60201 in Cook 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 60201, Cook County, Illinois

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 60201 covers 4.5 square miles, so its edges are about a mile 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 60201
17,678 households
Median household income
$90,545
Residents
43,744
Bars with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    573Jobs
    13,610Households

    573 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 3,686 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Similar businesses
    0.47 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 18 within a mile.

  3. Green Bay Rd carries about 10,150 vehicles a day

    10,150Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Green Bay Rd, 10,150 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 380 feet away; Asbury Ave, 3,550 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 800 feet away; and Emerson St, 10,600 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 930 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 mile18

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,480 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent3,030 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,030 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent3,310 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent3,310 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk3,686

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk573
Within 1 mile36,053
Office-type, half mile1,401

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Public administration867
  • Health care723
  • Other services695
  • Professional services295
  • Food service and lodging257

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 Green Bay Rd10,150

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Asbury Ave800 ft3,550
  • Emerson St930 ft10,600

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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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 4.5 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 2022); 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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