Is 70116 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 70116 in Orleans Parish, Louisiana 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 70116, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 70116 covers 1.3 square miles, so its edges are about half 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 70116
5,950 households
Median household income
$52,306
Residents
10,404
Restaurants with employees, 2023
59

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    372Jobs
    13,881Households

    372 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,930 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    68Sit-down and casual restaurants
    670 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 68 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 7 local multi-location and 59 independent) and 403 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $116KMiddle-case sales
    $950Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $72,000 to $190,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $116,000).

  4. Kerlerec St carries about 701 vehicles a day

    701Vehicles a day
    41,943Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Kerlerec St, 701 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 170 feet away; Treme St, 807 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 190 feet away; and Esplanade Ave, 5,451 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 230 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 70116 can sell each year

Middle case$116K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$72K
High case$190K
Rivals within 2 mi737
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$350 to $1,600 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 mile68

75th percentile for nearby competition among 3,365 similar businesses in the New Orleans-Metairie metro area

2.4× the metro median of 28
Within a quarter mile14
Within 1 mile403

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent670 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent710 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent730 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent770 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent910 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,930

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk372
Within 1 mile18,630
Office-type, half mile426

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging790
  • Retail233
  • Health care200
  • Information179
  • Professional services155

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 Kerlerec St701

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Mc Shane Pl41,943

Other counted roads nearby

  • Treme St190 ft807
  • Esplanade Ave230 ft5,451
  • Henriette Delille St260 ft765
  • Marais St270 ft701

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 1.3 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); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (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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