Is 80016 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 80016 in Arapahoe County, Colorado 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.

ZIP 80016, Arapahoe County, Colorado

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 80016 covers 32 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 80016
23,982 households
Median household income
$150,492
Residents
68,268
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    33Jobs
    4,923Households

    33 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 811 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    1Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    740 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 1 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 3 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $730KMiddle-case sales
    $6,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $486,000 to $1.2 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $730,000).

  4. A busy road for visibility; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    20,000Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Arapahoe Rd, 20,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), next to the site; Gartrell Rd, 15,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 910 feet away; and SH 470, 47,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,200 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 80016 can sell each year

Middle case$730K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$486K
High case$1.2M
Rivals within 1.5 mi4
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,250 to $9,700 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 mile1

39th percentile for nearby competition among 604 similar businesses in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area

Under the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile3

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain740 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain4,210 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain4,700 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk811

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk33
Within 1 mile4,033
Office-type, half mile162

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail383
  • Food service and lodging124
  • Real estate81
  • Professional services51
  • Education42

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.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Arapahoe Rd20,000

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Gartrell Rd910 ft15,000
  • Sh 4701,220 ft47,000

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 80016: 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 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 32 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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