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Is 77036 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77036 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 77036, Harris County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77036 covers 7.3 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 77036
26,855 households
Median household income
$45,716
Residents
71,770
Restaurants with employees, 2023
155

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    19Jobs
    9,764Households

    19 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 106 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    14Sit-down and casual restaurants
    830 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 14 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 3 local multi-location and 9 independent) and 142 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $136KMiddle-case sales
    $1,150Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $95,000 to $216,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $136,000).

  4. Gessner carries about 18,461 vehicles a day

    18,461Vehicles a day
    Down 31%Since 2011

    The nearest counted roads are Gessner, 18,461 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2021), about 440 feet away; Sharpview Dr, 1,175 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 550 feet away; and Rowan Ln, 710 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 570 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 77036 can sell each year

Middle case$136K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$95K
High case$216K
Rivals within 2 mi410
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$500 to $1,800 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 mile14

33th percentile for nearby competition among 19,622 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

Under the metro median of 22
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile142

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain830 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,350 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,380 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,390 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group2,430 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk106

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk19
Within 1 mile6,437
Office-type, half mile8

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail38
  • Health care22
  • Food service and lodging10
  • Manufacturing8
  • Wholesale5

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$9,672

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues19
Started selling3
Stopped selling8

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 22,410 ft$9,953
  • Venue 32,460 ft$27,841
  • Venue 62,550 ft$22,461
  • Venue 82,930 ft$6,497
  • Venue 93,050 ft$16,246
  • Venue 103,170 ft$9,672

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 Gessner18,461

Nearest counted road, 2021 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Sharpview Dr550 ft1,175
  • Rowan Ln (estimate)570 ft710
  • Triola Ln880 ft1,481

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Redding Rd, Roos Rd, Burning Tree Dr 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 77036: 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 7.3 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 2022); 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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