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Is 77042 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77042 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.

ZIP 77042, Harris County, Texas

Gym. 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
Gyms with employees, 2023
7

What stands out

  1. 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.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    7Similar businesses
    510 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 7 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (3 chain, 0 local multi-location and 4 independent) and 13 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $341KMiddle-case sales
    $4,250Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $206,000 to $584,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $341,000).

  4. City W Blvd carries about 3,126 vehicles a day

    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$341K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$206K
High case$584K
Rivals within 3.5 mi88
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,700 to $7,300 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 mile7

83th percentile for nearby competition among 2,973 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

2.3× the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile13

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent510 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,670 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain2,120 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,320 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain2,360 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 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 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.

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