Is 70118 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 70118 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 70118, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 70118 covers 4.6 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 70118
12,831 households
Median household income
$63,750
Residents
36,072
Restaurants with employees, 2023
44

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    189Jobs
    8,613Households

    189 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 7,526 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    69Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.22 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 69 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (4 chain, 11 local multi-location and 54 independent) and 118 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $332KMiddle-case sales
    $2,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $172,000 to $682,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $332,000).

  4. Hillary St carries about 701 vehicles a day

    701Vehicles a day
    15,661Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Hillary St, 701 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 160 feet away; Plum St, 701 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 170 feet away; and Adams St, 701 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 170 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 70118 can sell each year

Middle case$332K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$172K
High case$682K
Rivals within 2 mi198
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$850 to $5,700 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 mile69

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

2.5× the metro median of 28
Within a quarter mile2
Within 1 mile118

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,170 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group1,210 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,470 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent1,520 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk7,526

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk189
Within 1 mile12,126
Office-type, half mile399

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education5,660
  • Food service and lodging803
  • Retail253
  • Professional services221
  • Other services189

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 Hillary St701

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Oak St15,661

Other counted roads nearby

  • Plum St170 ft701
  • Adams St170 ft701
  • Oak St180 ft15,661
  • Cherokee St510 ft701

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 70118: 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 4.6 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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