What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77042 in Harris County, Texas for a boutique: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the boutiques already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.
ZIP 77042, Harris County, Texas
Boutique. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77042 covers 6.2 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 22, 2026.
ZIP 77042
18,122 households
Median household income
$59,097
Residents
38,721
Boutiques with employees, 2023
0
What stands out
A real daytime workforce within a short walk
6,011Jobs
10,861Households
6,011 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 13,264 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
0Clothing, shoe and accessory stores
0.53 miNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 0 clothing, shoe and accessory stores within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 14 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$176KMiddle-case sales
$1,750Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $113,000 to $281,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $176,000).
A busy road nearby; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians
3,126Vehicles a day
Down 13%Since 2016
21,762Busiest road nearby
The nearest counted roads are City W Blvd, 3,126 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 510 feet away; Loop 8 frontage road, 21,762 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 570 feet away; and Overbrook Ln, 89 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2021), about 1,050 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 77042
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 77042 can sell each year
Middle case$176K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$113K
High case$281K
Rivals within 3.5 mi278
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$750 to $2,800 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 mile0
5th percentile for nearby competition among 5,011 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area
Under the metro median of 12
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile14
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Independent2,810 ft
Competitor 2Independent2,840 ft
Competitor 3Independent3,060 ft
Competitor 4Chain3,230 ft
Competitor 5Chain3,330 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk13,264
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk6,011
Within 1 mile29,339
Office-type, half mile6,109
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Professional services3,365
Finance and insurance1,669
Wholesale1,522
Administrative support1,465
Health care1,293
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 City W Blvd3,126
Nearest counted road, 2022 count
Busiest nearby, Loop 8 Frontage Road21,762
Other counted roads nearby
Loop 8 Frontage Road570 ft21,762
Overbrook Ln (estimate) (pandemic year)1,060 ft89
State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Cityplace Dr, Cityway Dr, Rogerdale Rd 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 77042: 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 boutique there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The boutique check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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 6.2 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.
Questions about ZIP 77042.
0 boutiques with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 14 mapped within about a mile of the center.
38,721 residents in 18,122 households, with a median household income of $59,097 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
29,339 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a boutique, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
