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Is 77494 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77494 in Fort Bend 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 77494, Fort Bend County, Texas

Restaurant. 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 77494
42,924 households
Median household income
$148,720
Residents
140,157
Restaurants with employees, 2023
112

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

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.56 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 5 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $615KMiddle-case sales
    $5,150Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $323,000 to $1.2 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $615,000).

  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.

Measured around the center of ZIP 77494

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 77494 can sell each year

Middle case$615K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$323K
High case$1.2M
Rivals within 2 mi54
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,600 to $9,750 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 mile0

1th 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 mile0
Within 1 mile5

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain2,970 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group3,040 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group3,060 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain3,100 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain3,810 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.

What nearby bars and restaurants sell

Typical monthly alcohol sales$2,047

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues3
Started selling0
Stopped selling1

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 11,940 ft$2,047
  • Venue 23,150 ft$374
  • Venue 43,230 ft$8,946

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 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

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 77494: 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 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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