Is 60629 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 60629 in Cook 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 60629, Cook County, Illinois

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 60629 covers 7.0 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 60629
33,755 households
Median household income
$60,826
Residents
108,324
Restaurants with employees, 2023
43

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    86Jobs
    16,276Households

    86 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 602 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    26Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.21 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 26 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (4 chain, 3 local multi-location and 19 independent) and 107 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $468KMiddle-case sales
    $3,900Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $361,000 to $723,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $468,000).

  4. 63rd St carries about 17,300 vehicles a day

    17,300Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is 63rd St, 17,300 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 1,250 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 60629 can sell each year

Middle case$468K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$361K
High case$723K
Rivals within 2 mi226
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,800 to $6,000 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 mile26

55th percentile for nearby competition among 24,633 similar businesses in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area

Near the metro median of 23
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile107

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,100 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,350 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,390 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,570 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,600 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk602

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk86
Within 1 mile3,595
Office-type, half mile59

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail197
  • Food service and lodging113
  • Other services63
  • Health care61
  • Construction30

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 63Rd St17,300

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

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 60629: 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 7.0 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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