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Is 62703 a good location for a cocktail bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 62703 in Sangamon County, Illinois for a cocktail bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the cocktail bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 62703, Sangamon County, Illinois

Cocktail bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 62703 covers 15 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 18, 2026.

ZIP 62703
12,316 households
Median household income
$45,009
Residents
28,922
Cocktail bars with employees, 2023
14

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    18Jobs
    3,441Households

    18 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,784 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    2Similar businesses
    0.31 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 5 within a mile.

  3. Hoover Av carries about 275 vehicles a day

    275Vehicles a day
    900Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Hoover Av, 275 vehicles a day (IDOT 2017), about 180 feet away; Woodward St, 500 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 180 feet away; and Knox Av, 500 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 210 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 62703

Computed from public records at this location

Competition

Competitors within half a mile2

46th percentile for nearby competition among 156 similar businesses in the Springfield metro area

Near the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile5

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,640 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,620 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent3,410 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,140 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,910 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,784

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk18
Within 1 mile9,005
Office-type, half mile52

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Manufacturing1,097
  • Administrative support310
  • Health care102
  • Other services60
  • Wholesale53

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 Hoover Av275

Nearest counted road, 2017 count

Busiest nearby, Fox Bridge Rd900

Other counted roads nearby

  • Woodward St180 ft500
  • Knox Av210 ft500
  • Allis St520 ft400
  • Fox Bridge Rd560 ft900

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

What an address adds

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  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a cocktail 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 15 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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