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Is 76542 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 76542 in Bell County, Texas for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 76542, Bell County, Texas

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 76542 covers 63 square miles, so its edges are about 4.5 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 18, 2026.

ZIP 76542
19,712 households
Median household income
$74,055
Residents
53,892
Bars with employees, 2023
7

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    0Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 0 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses

    Overture's places data lists 0 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

15th percentile for nearby competition among 150 similar businesses in the Killeen-Temple metro area

Under the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk0

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile7

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

What nearby bars and restaurants sell

Typical monthly alcohol salesNone

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues0
Started selling0
Stopped selling0

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.

Not measured in this ZIP

  • Traffic on the nearest roadNo state or federal traffic count was found near the center of this ZIP.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 76542: 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 bar 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 63 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); 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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