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Is 77002 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77002 in Harris 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.

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ZIP 77002, Harris County, Texas

Restaurant. 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 77002
7,644 households
Median household income
$86,394
Residents
21,015
Restaurants with employees, 2023
96

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

    309Sit-down and casual restaurants
    130 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 309 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (44 chain, 74 local multi-location and 191 independent) and 481 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $339KMiddle-case sales
    $2,850Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $109,000 to $958,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $339,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 4,445 vehicles a day

    4,445Vehicles a day
    12,120Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 4,445 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 180 feet away; Unnamed minor arterial, 5,569 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 180 feet away; and Unnamed principal arterial, 6,860 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 700 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$339K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$109K
High case$958K
Rivals within 2 mi672
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$550 to $8,000 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 mile309

100th percentile for nearby competition among 19,622 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

14× the metro median of 22
Within a quarter mile141
Within 1 mile481

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1IndependentAt this address
  • Competitor 3Independent80 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group130 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent220 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.

What nearby bars and restaurants sell

Typical monthly alcohol sales$49,641

Median of reporting venues within half a mile

Reporting venues113
Started selling12
Stopped selling27

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 1270 ft$119,442
  • Venue 2420 ft$44,775
  • Venue 3520 ft$19,709
  • Venue 5550 ft$78
  • Venue 6640 ft$79,615
  • Venue 7660 ft$96,783

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 Unnamed Major Collector4,445

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Minor Arterial12,120

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial180 ft5,569
  • Unnamed Principal Arterial700 ft6,860

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 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 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); 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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