Is 78745 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 78745 in Travis 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 78745, Travis County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 78745 covers 14 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 78745
30,293 households
Median household income
$86,109
Residents
61,219
Restaurants with employees, 2023
55

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    151Jobs
    8,661Households

    151 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,113 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.50 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 41 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $605KMiddle-case sales
    $5,050Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $457,000 to $897,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $605,000).

  4. Berkeley Ave carries about 2,192 vehicles a day

    2,192Vehicles a day
    Down 24%Since 2015

    The nearest counted roads are Berkeley Ave, 2,192 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 750 feet away and Woodhue Dr, 2,701 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2025), about 1,100 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 78745 can sell each year

Middle case$605K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$457K
High case$897K
Rivals within 2 mi163
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,300 to $7,450 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 mile1

4th percentile for nearby competition among 7,014 similar businesses in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area

Under the metro median of 25
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile41

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,640 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,680 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,730 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,810 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,840 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,113

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk151
Within 1 mile3,663
Office-type, half mile289

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education322
  • Health care216
  • Professional services164
  • Finance and insurance120
  • Transportation76

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$12,560

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues11
Started selling0
Stopped selling2

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 12,740 ft$72,662
  • Venue 22,740 ft$50,063
  • Venue 32,820 ft$12,560
  • Venue 43,180 ft$1,935
  • Venue 63,530 ft$1,390
  • Venue 73,830 ft$8,613

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 Berkeley Ave2,192

Nearest counted road, 2025 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Woodhue Dr1,080 ft2,701

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Stanley Ave, Pennwood Ln, Cannonwood Ln are 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 78745: 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 14 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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