Is 77546 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77546 in Galveston 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 77546, Galveston County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77546 covers 27 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 77546
19,508 households
Median household income
$123,756
Residents
54,789
Restaurants with employees, 2023
49

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    147Jobs
    1,483Households

    147 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,910 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    25Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.22 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 25 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (9 chain, 6 local multi-location and 10 independent) and 33 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $586KMiddle-case sales
    $4,900Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $343,000 to $1.0 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $586,000).

  4. Sunset carries about 9,870 vehicles a day

    9,870Vehicles a day
    Down 26%Since 2016

    The nearest counted roads are Sunset, 9,870 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 790 feet away and FM 518, 20,603 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 1,250 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 77546 can sell each year

Middle case$586K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$343K
High case$1.0M
Rivals within 2 mi49
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,700 to $8,500 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 mile25

56th percentile for nearby competition among 19,622 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

Near the metro median of 22
Within a quarter mile5
Within 1 mile33

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,180 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,190 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,240 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain1,260 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group1,300 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,910

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk147
Within 1 mile3,424
Office-type, half mile310

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care600
  • Food service and lodging577
  • Administrative support199
  • Finance and insurance173
  • Retail105

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$27,196

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues5
Started selling1
Stopped selling4

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 21,570 ft$32,610
  • Venue 31,570 ft$27,196
  • Venue 41,720 ft$30,754
  • Venue 51,770 ft$5,012
  • Venue 95,120 ft$18,917

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 Sunset9,870

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Fm 5181,240 ft20,603

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Sun Park Dr, Windsor Dr, Merriewood 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 77546: 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 27 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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