Is 75208 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 75208 in Dallas County, Texas 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 75208, Dallas County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 75208 covers 6.1 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 75208
12,796 households
Median household income
$81,950
Residents
29,367
Restaurants with employees, 2023
59

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    103Jobs
    6,486Households

    103 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 697 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    12Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.36 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 12 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 5 local multi-location and 6 independent) and 118 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $581KMiddle-case sales
    $4,850Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $581,000 to $670,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $581,000).

  4. Sylvan Ave carries about 18,405 vehicles a day

    18,405Vehicles a day
    Up 11%Since 2014

    The nearest counted roads are Sylvan Ave, 18,405 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2019), about 660 feet away; N Edgefield Ave, 967 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 950 feet away; and S Polk St, 7,805 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2024), about 1,050 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 75208 can sell each year

Middle case$581K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$581K
High case$670K
Rivals within 2 mi301
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,900 to $5,600 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 mile12

27th percentile for nearby competition among 20,982 similar businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area

Under the metro median of 23
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile118

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain1,880 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group1,880 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,950 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group1,960 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,030 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk697

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk103
Within 1 mile6,784
Office-type, half mile105

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging227
  • Other services72
  • Professional services60
  • Health care58
  • Retail54

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.

What nearby bars and restaurants sell

Typical monthly alcohol sales$31,688

Median of reporting venues within half a mile

Reporting venues11
Started selling3
Stopped selling4

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 11,920 ft$2,440
  • Venue 21,990 ft$4,768
  • Venue 42,020 ft$31,688
  • Venue 82,140 ft$66,764
  • Venue 92,160 ft$1,841
  • Venue 102,160 ft$74,938

Texas Comptroller mixed beverage filings, 12 months through Sep 2026. Self-reported alcohol receipts for tax; food sales and beer-and-wine-only permits are excluded.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Sylvan Ave18,405

Nearest counted road, 2019 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • N Edgefield Ave (estimate)950 ft967
  • S Polk St1,040 ft7,805
  • N Tyler St1,070 ft11,128

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Turner Ave, Stewart Dr, Green St are closer but not counted. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 75208: 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: Texas Comptroller: Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts (Monthly filings 2024-10 to 2026-09); 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 6.1 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); TxDOT Roadway Inventory traffic counts (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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