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Is 62704 a good location for an ice cream shop?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 62704 in Sangamon County, Illinois for an ice cream shop: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the ice cream shops already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 62704, Sangamon County, Illinois

Ice cream shop. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 62704 covers 12 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 62704
18,840 households
Median household income
$69,976
Residents
40,046
Ice cream shops with employees, 2023
14

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    147Jobs
    4,287Households

    147 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,272 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    3Similar businesses
    0.33 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 3 coffee shops and cafés and dessert, ice cream and candy shops within half a mile (0 chain, 2 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 8 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $164KMiddle-case sales
    $1,350Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $104,000 to $295,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $164,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    1,850Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Outer Park Dr, 1,850 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 600 feet away; Chatham Rd, 17,000 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 860 feet away; and Brentwood Dr, 1,200 vehicles a day (IDOT 2022), about 920 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 62704

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 62704 can sell each year

Middle case$164K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$104K
High case$295K
Rivals within 1.5 mi18
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$700 to $2,450 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 mile3

56th percentile for nearby competition among 111 similar businesses in the Springfield metro area

1.5× the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile8

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,730 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,770 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain3,510 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain3,540 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain3,560 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,272

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk147
Within 1 mile3,712
Office-type, half mile277

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Administrative support399
  • Health care276
  • Finance and insurance104
  • Education102
  • Professional services101

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 Outer Park Dr1,850

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Chatham Rd860 ft17,000
  • Brentwood Dr920 ft1,200
  • Iles Av940 ft1,750
  • Barberry Dr960 ft650

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 62704: 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 an ice cream shop 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 12 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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