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Is 78550 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 78550 in Cameron County, Texas for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 78550, Cameron County, Texas

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 78550 covers 94 square miles, so its edges are about 5.5 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 18, 2026.

ZIP 78550
19,733 households
Median household income
$49,007
Residents
53,335
Bakeries with employees, 2023
3

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    0Jobs
    173Households

    0 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 0 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Bakeries, donut and bagel shops

    Overture's places data lists 0 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $46KMiddle-case sales
    $400Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $37,000 to $55,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $46,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    973Vehicles a day
    Down 14%Since 2019

    The nearest counted road is FM 507, 973 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 610 feet away. The FM 507 figure comes from a count station about 2,450 feet from the site, so treat it as an estimate for this block.

What the center of ZIP 78550 can sell each year

Middle case$46K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$37K
High case$55K
Rivals within 1.5 mi0
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$250 to $450 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 mile0

10th percentile for nearby competition among 83 similar businesses in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area

Under the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk0

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk0
Within 1 mile5

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Fm 507973

Nearest counted road, 2025 count

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

What an address adds

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  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a bakery 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: 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 94 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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