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Is 77072 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77072 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 77072, Harris County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77072 covers 7.4 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 77072
18,278 households
Median household income
$51,070
Residents
57,108
Restaurants with employees, 2023
83

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    451Jobs
    7,508Households

    451 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,687 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    75Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.23 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 75 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (3 chain, 15 local multi-location and 57 independent) and 176 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $117KMiddle-case sales
    $1,000Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $76,000 to $198,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $117,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 2,205 vehicles a day

    2,205Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 2,205 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 660 feet away; Unnamed minor arterial, 17,482 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 880 feet away; and Unnamed principal arterial, 37,015 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,200 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 77072

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 77072 can sell each year

Middle case$117K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$76K
High case$198K
Rivals within 2 mi376
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $1,650 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 mile75

89th percentile for nearby competition among 19,622 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

3.4× the metro median of 22
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile176

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,230 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,380 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,400 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,420 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent1,430 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,687

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk451
Within 1 mile4,615
Office-type, half mile223

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care1,370
  • Food service and lodging557
  • Retail359
  • Professional services76
  • Real estate72

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$11,043

Median of reporting venues within half a mile

Reporting venues5
Started selling1
Stopped selling0

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 11,230 ft$19,322
  • Venue 21,240 ft$11,043
  • Venue 31,270 ft$2,698
  • Venue 41,280 ft$1,787
  • Venue 51,980 ft$14,586

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 Unnamed Major Collector2,205

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial880 ft17,482
  • Unnamed Principal Arterial1,200 ft37,015

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 77072: 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 7.4 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); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2024); 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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