Is 77079 a good location for a florist?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77079 in Harris County, Texas for a florist: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the florists already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 77079, Harris County, Texas

Florist. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77079 covers 7.7 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 77079
15,423 households
Median household income
$101,995
Residents
37,276
Florists with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    138Jobs
    9,048Households

    138 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 4,795 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    2Florists and gift and homewares shops
    0.45 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 florists and gift and homewares shops within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 14 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $148KMiddle-case sales
    $1,500Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $80,000 to $274,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $148,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    6,596Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Tully Rd, 6,596 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 250 feet away; Fern Dr, 1,925 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 820 feet away; and Dairy Ashford, 43,539 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 1,050 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 77079 can sell each year

Middle case$148K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$80K
High case$274K
Rivals within 3.5 mi57
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$550 to $2,750 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 mile2

49th percentile for nearby competition among 1,846 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

Near the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile14

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,390 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,560 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain2,840 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent3,000 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent3,150 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk4,795

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk138
Within 1 mile24,251
Office-type, half mile1,081

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services804
  • Retail802
  • Health care655
  • Food service and lodging577
  • Mining569

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 Tully Rd6,596

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Fern Dr820 ft1,925
  • Dairy Ashford1,040 ft43,539
  • Country Pl1,260 ft4,579

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

What an address adds

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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 7.7 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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