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Is 79936 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 79936 in El Paso 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 79936, El Paso County, Texas

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 79936 covers 26 square miles, so its edges are about 3 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 79936
35,305 households
Median household income
$67,198
Residents
102,991
Restaurants with employees, 2023
105

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    25Jobs
    7,776Households

    25 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 702 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    12Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.37 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 12 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 6 local multi-location and 5 independent) and 59 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $492KMiddle-case sales
    $4,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $436,000 to $614,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $492,000).

  4. Trawood Dr carries about 4,033 vehicles a day

    4,033Vehicles a day
    Down 16%Since 2017

    The nearest counted roads are Trawood Dr, 4,033 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 440 feet away; Lee Blvd, 4,102 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 910 feet away; and Robert Wynn St, 2,453 vehicles a day (TxDOT 2022), about 1,250 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 79936

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 79936 can sell each year

Middle case$492K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$436K
High case$614K
Rivals within 2 mi204
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,200 to $5,100 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 mile12

29th percentile for nearby competition among 2,355 similar businesses in the El Paso metro area

Under the metro median of 21
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile59

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,930 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,060 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,080 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group2,200 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group2,240 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk702

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk25
Within 1 mile4,105
Office-type, half mile57

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Administrative support327
  • Retail103
  • Health care100
  • Food service and lodging55
  • Finance and insurance37

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$29,991

Median of reporting venues within a mile

Reporting venues9
Started selling0
Stopped selling1

Nearest venues and their monthly alcohol sales

  • Venue 12,150 ft$127,547
  • Venue 32,250 ft$2,438
  • Venue 42,770 ft$93,909
  • Venue 52,810 ft$29,991
  • Venue 62,850 ft$81,584
  • Venue 72,990 ft$403

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 Trawood Dr4,033

Nearest counted road, 2022 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Lee Blvd910 ft4,102
  • Robert Wynn St1,230 ft2,453

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Lake Alice Dr, Lake Tana Dr, Lake Nemi Dr 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 79936: 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 26 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 2022); 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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