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Is 70503 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 70503 in Lafayette 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.

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ZIP 70503, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 70503 covers 11 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 70503
11,971 households
Median household income
$94,688
Residents
28,643
Restaurants with employees, 2023
53

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    129Jobs
    4,196Households

    129 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,779 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    4Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.46 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 4 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 60 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $516KMiddle-case sales
    $4,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $551,000 to $559,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $516,000).

  4. Aron Dr carries about 142 vehicles a day

    142Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Aron Dr, 142 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 320 feet away; Renwood Cir, 124 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 320 feet away; and Gerald Dr, 124 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 490 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 70503

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 70503 can sell each year

Middle case$516K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$551K
High case$559K
Rivals within 2 mi169
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,750 to $4,650 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 mile4

24th percentile for nearby competition among 1,104 similar businesses in the Lafayette metro area

Under the metro median of 11
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile60

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,410 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain2,590 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,610 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,680 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,690 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,779

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk129
Within 1 mile7,688
Office-type, half mile506

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Construction349
  • Finance and insurance263
  • Retail255
  • Professional services234
  • Mining193

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 Aron Dr142

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Renwood Cir320 ft124
  • Gerald Dr490 ft124
  • Dover Blvd560 ft124
  • Stratford Dr580 ft142

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 11 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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