Is 77055 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77055 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.

ZIP 77055, Harris County, Texas

Restaurant. 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
Restaurants with employees, 2023
60

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

    28Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.31 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 28 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (9 chain, 9 local multi-location and 10 independent) and 72 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $357KMiddle-case sales
    $3,000Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $205,000 to $641,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $357,000).

  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.

What the center of ZIP 77055 can sell each year

Middle case$357K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$205K
High case$641K
Rivals within 2 mi175
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,050 to $5,350 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 mile28

60th percentile for nearby competition among 19,622 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

Near the metro median of 22
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile72

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,630 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain1,910 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group1,920 ft
  • Competitor 7Local group1,950 ft
  • Competitor 8Chain1,980 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.

What nearby bars and restaurants sell

Typical monthly alcohol sales$12,656

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues20
Started selling5
Stopped selling7

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 22,190 ft$15,317
  • Venue 32,210 ft$25,321
  • Venue 42,210 ft$1,965
  • Venue 52,220 ft$11,958
  • Venue 92,740 ft$40,009
  • Venue 102,810 ft$6,220

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 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 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 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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