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Is 77002 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77002 in Harris County, Texas for a gym: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gyms already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 77002, Harris County, Texas

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77002 covers 2.0 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 18, 2026.

ZIP 77002
7,644 households
Median household income
$86,394
Residents
21,015
Gyms with employees, 2023
10

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    91,633Jobs
    11,459Households

    91,633 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 147,599 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    16Similar businesses
    420 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 16 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (2 chain, 0 local multi-location and 14 independent) and 35 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $163KMiddle-case sales
    $2,050Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $75,000 to $333,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $163,000).

  4. Lamar St carries about 2,094 vehicles a day

    2,094Vehicles a day
    Down 64%Since 2016
    12,120Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Lamar St, 2,094 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 160 feet away; N Main, 1,600 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 170 feet away; and Mc Kinney, 4,445 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 180 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 77002

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 77002 can sell each year

Middle case$163K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$75K
High case$333K
Rivals within 3.5 mi187
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$650 to $4,150 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 mile16

99th percentile for nearby competition among 2,973 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

5.3× the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile7
Within 1 mile35

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent420 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent700 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent800 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,010 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,020 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk147,599

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk91,633
Within 1 mile177,844
Office-type, half mile94,439

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services33,044
  • Public administration32,089
  • Management13,893
  • Finance and insurance11,128
  • Administrative support8,453

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 Lamar St2,094

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Busiest nearby, Milam St12,120

Other counted roads nearby

  • N Main (estimate)170 ft1,600
  • Mc Kinney180 ft4,445
  • Travis St180 ft5,569
  • Dallas St490 ft2,282

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 77002: 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 gym 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 2.0 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 2025); 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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