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Is 77008 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77008 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 77008, Harris County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77008 covers 6.5 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 77008
20,352 households
Median household income
$143,229
Residents
41,645
Restaurants with employees, 2023
69

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    327Jobs
    10,122Households

    327 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,427 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    40Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.25 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 40 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (10 chain, 7 local multi-location and 23 independent) and 135 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $429KMiddle-case sales
    $3,550Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $311,000 to $659,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $429,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 6,288 vehicles a day

    6,288Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 6,288 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,650 feet away; Unnamed principal arterial, 19,635 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,650 feet away; and Unnamed minor arterial, 8,946 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,800 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 77008

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 77008 can sell each year

Middle case$429K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$311K
High case$659K
Rivals within 2 mi346
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,550 to $5,500 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 mile40

74th percentile for nearby competition among 19,622 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

1.8× the metro median of 22
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile135

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,340 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group1,630 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,690 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,760 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,840 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,427

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk327
Within 1 mile9,133
Office-type, half mile558

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging556
  • Construction434
  • Professional services347
  • Manufacturing173
  • Administrative support156

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$72,570

Median of reporting venues within half a mile

Reporting venues26
Started selling5
Stopped selling2

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 11,660 ft$169,066
  • Venue 31,670 ft$68,554
  • Venue 41,710 ft$159,146
  • Venue 61,750 ft$104,430
  • Venue 71,770 ft$25,471
  • Venue 81,840 ft$6,636

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 Collector6,288

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Principal Arterial1,670 ft19,635
  • Unnamed Minor Arterial1,780 ft8,946

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 77008: 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 6.5 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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