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Is 78205 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 78205 in Bexar 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 78205, Bexar County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 78205 covers 1.2 square miles, so its edges are about half a mile 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 78205
1,237 households
Median household income
$38,964
Residents
1,538
Restaurants with employees, 2023
73

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    7,076Jobs
    5,114Households

    7,076 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 50,306 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    207Sit-down and casual restaurants
    130 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 207 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (34 chain, 19 local multi-location and 154 independent) and 359 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $95KMiddle-case sales
    $800Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $32,000 to $282,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $95,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 7,253 vehicles a day

    7,253Vehicles a day
    12,770Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 7,253 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 300 feet away; Unnamed principal arterial, 12,770 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 460 feet away; and Unnamed major collector, 1,130 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 920 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 78205

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 78205 can sell each year

Middle case$95K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$32K
High case$282K
Rivals within 2 mi543
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$150 to $2,350 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 mile207

99th percentile for nearby competition among 6,860 similar businesses in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area

11.5× the metro median of 18
Within a quarter mile105
Within 1 mile359

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent130 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain140 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain230 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain260 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent290 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk50,306

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk7,076
Within 1 mile85,153
Office-type, half mile23,938

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Public administration14,946
  • Education9,356
  • Food service and lodging8,688
  • Professional services3,566
  • Finance and insurance2,642

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$57,549

Median of reporting venues within half a mile

Reporting venues145
Started selling22
Stopped selling33

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 1280 ft$42,117
  • Venue 3280 ft$229,279
  • Venue 4360 ft$3,153
  • Venue 5420 ft$33,221
  • Venue 6440 ft$11,571
  • Venue 7440 ft$58,162

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 Unnamed Minor Arterial7,253

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Principal Arterial12,770

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Principal Arterial460 ft12,770
  • Unnamed Major Collector920 ft1,130

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 78205: 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 1.2 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); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2024); 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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