Is 77338 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77338 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 77338, Harris County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77338 covers 26 square miles, so its edges are about 3 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 77338
16,791 households
Median household income
$64,755
Residents
48,031
Restaurants with employees, 2023
51

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    21Jobs
    4,182Households

    21 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 64 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    3Sit-down and casual restaurants
    540 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 3 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 46 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $155KMiddle-case sales
    $1,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $88,000 to $277,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $155,000).

  4. W Townsen Blvd carries about 11,666 vehicles a day

    11,666Vehicles a day
    Down 34%Since 2016

    The nearest counted road is W Townsen Blvd, 11,666 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 560 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 77338 can sell each year

Middle case$155K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$88K
High case$277K
Rivals within 2 mi128
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$450 to $2,300 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 mile3

9th percentile for nearby competition among 19,622 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

Under the metro median of 22
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile46

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain540 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain2,130 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,170 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,980 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,980 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk64

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk21
Within 1 mile6,590

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care24
  • Food service and lodging15
  • Construction11
  • Retail8
  • Transportation4

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

What nearby bars and restaurants sell

Typical monthly alcohol sales$12,853

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues11
Started selling1
Stopped selling0

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 23,390 ft$44,775
  • Venue 33,390 ft$139,079
  • Venue 43,400 ft$5,542
  • Venue 53,550 ft$1,069
  • Venue 63,910 ft$79,383
  • Venue 74,040 ft$12,853

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 W Townsen Blvd11,666

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

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 77338: 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 26 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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