Is 77840 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 77840 in Brazos 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 77840, Brazos County, Texas

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 77840 covers 10.0 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 77840
22,191 households
Median household income
$30,377
Residents
54,864
Bars with employees, 2023
25

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    690Jobs
    7,526Households

    690 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,323 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. 2 venues sell mixed drinks within half a mile

    2Venues selling mixed drinks
    0.35 miNearest rival

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

  3. Anderson St carries about 6,940 vehicles a day

    6,940Vehicles a day
    Down 10%Since 2019

    The nearest counted roads are Anderson St, 6,940 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 150 feet away; Park Pl, 1,179 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 410 feet away; and Holik St, 98 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 950 feet away.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

13th percentile for nearby competition among 108 similar businesses in the College Station-Bryan metro area

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

Nearest venues selling mixed drinks

  • Venue 1$3,000 a month1,860 ft
  • Venue 2$24,000 a month2,240 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,323

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk690
Within 1 mile4,234
Office-type, half mile331

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging903
  • Retail753
  • Other services123
  • Professional services116
  • Real estate103

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$24,233

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues3
Started selling0
Stopped selling2

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 11,860 ft$3,444
  • Venue 22,240 ft$24,233
  • Venue 54,540 ft$60,074

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 Anderson St6,940

Nearest counted road, 2025 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Park Pl410 ft1,179
  • Holik St950 ft98
  • Glade1,170 ft2,695
  • Holleman Dr1,210 ft14,540

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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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 10.0 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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