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Is 77494 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77494 in Fort Bend 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.

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ZIP 77494, Fort Bend County, Texas

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77494 covers 38 square miles, so its edges are about 3.5 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 18, 2026.

ZIP 77494
42,924 households
Median household income
$148,720
Residents
140,157
Gyms with employees, 2023
22

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    81Jobs
    960Households

    81 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 88 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Similar businesses
    0.53 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 2 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $218KMiddle-case sales
    $2,700Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $127,000 to $376,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $218,000).

  4. Gaston Rd carries about 8,198 vehicles a day

    8,198Vehicles a day
    Up 6%Since 2016

    The nearest counted roads are Gaston Rd, 8,198 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2021), about 1,700 feet away and Green Busch Rd, 7,462 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2021), about 2,300 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 77494 can sell each year

Middle case$218K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$127K
High case$376K
Rivals within 3.5 mi85
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,050 to $4,700 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 mile0

9th percentile for nearby competition among 2,973 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile2

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group2,820 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group2,840 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk88

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk81
Within 1 mile3,000
Office-type, half mile66

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services60
  • Health care7
  • Retail5
  • Transportation3
  • Food service and lodging3

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 Gaston Rd8,198

Nearest counted road, 2021 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Green Busch Rd (pandemic year)2,300 ft7,462

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Kearsley Dr, Hunter Rd, Creek Ledge Dr are closer but not counted. 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 38 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 2021); 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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