Is 77840 a good location for a restaurant?

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

Restaurant. 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
Restaurants with employees, 2023
54

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. A typical amount of nearby competition

    27Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.28 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 27 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (10 chain, 0 local multi-location and 17 independent) and 71 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $257KMiddle-case sales
    $2,150Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $163,000 to $442,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $257,000).

  4. 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.

What the center of ZIP 77840 can sell each year

Middle case$257K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$163K
High case$442K
Rivals within 2 mi218
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$800 to $3,700 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 mile27

68th percentile for nearby competition among 720 similar businesses in the College Station-Bryan metro area

1.7× the metro median of 16
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile71

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,470 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,560 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain1,710 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,740 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain1,760 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

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 77840: 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 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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