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Is 77055 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77055 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 77055, Harris County, Texas

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77055 covers 8.4 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 77055
16,680 households
Median household income
$74,369
Residents
45,435
Gyms with employees, 2023
12

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    145Jobs
    7,047Households

    145 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,389 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    4Similar businesses
    0.38 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 4 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 3 independent) and 22 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $260KMiddle-case sales
    $3,250Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $150,000 to $458,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $260,000).

  4. Westview Dr carries about 6,615 vehicles a day

    6,615Vehicles a day
    Down 34%Since 2016

    The nearest counted roads are Westview Dr, 6,615 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 740 feet away and Pech, 1,886 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 890 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 77055

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 77055 can sell each year

Middle case$260K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$150K
High case$458K
Rivals within 3.5 mi107
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,250 to $5,700 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 mile4

63th percentile for nearby competition among 2,973 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

Near the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile22

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,000 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain2,030 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,490 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,610 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain3,020 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,389

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk145
Within 1 mile9,267
Office-type, half mile199

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail330
  • Health care287
  • Food service and lodging153
  • Administrative support113
  • Transportation104

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 Westview Dr6,615

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Pech890 ft1,886

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Lynnview Dr, Hillendahl Blvd, Huge Oaks St 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 77055: 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 8.4 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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