Is 77598 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77598 in Harris County, Texas for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 77598, Harris County, Texas

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77598 covers 12 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 77598
12,494 households
Median household income
$60,977
Residents
26,110
Bars with employees, 2023
10

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    362Jobs
    2,212Households

    362 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 3,636 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. 23 venues sell mixed drinks within half a mile

    23Venues selling mixed drinks
    0.24 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (2 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 12 within a mile.

  3. Texas carries about 12,033 vehicles a day

    12,033Vehicles a day
    Down 29%Since 2016

    The nearest counted roads are Texas, 12,033 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 1,250 feet away; I-45 frontage road, 23,416 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 1,250 feet away; and Jasmine, 9,940 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2021), about 1,250 feet away.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile2

37th percentile for nearby competition among 2,868 similar businesses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile12

Nearest venues selling mixed drinks

  • Venue 1$100,000 a month1,260 ft
  • Venue 2$86,000 a month1,340 ft
  • Venue 3$91,000 a month1,340 ft
  • Venue 4$16,000 a month1,390 ft
  • Venue 5$29,000 a month1,410 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk3,636

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk362
Within 1 mile15,091
Office-type, half mile537

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care1,348
  • Food service and lodging737
  • Retail518
  • Professional services208
  • Information184

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$28,616

Median of reporting venues within half a mile

Reporting venues23
Started selling0
Stopped selling2

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 11,260 ft$100,498
  • Venue 21,340 ft$86,429
  • Venue 31,340 ft$91,064
  • Venue 41,390 ft$16,498
  • Venue 51,410 ft$28,616
  • Venue 61,410 ft$15,699

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 Texas12,033

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • I-45 Frontage Road (estimate)1,250 ft23,416
  • Jasmine (pandemic year)1,260 ft9,940

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Blossom St is 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 77598: 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 bar 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 12 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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