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Is 80205 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 80205 in Denver County, Colorado 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 80205, Denver County, Colorado

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 80205 covers 4.6 square miles, so its edges are about 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 80205
18,122 households
Median household income
$104,836
Residents
34,571
Restaurants with employees, 2023
64

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    198Jobs
    11,663Households

    198 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 744 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    17Sit-down and casual restaurants
    570 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 17 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 16 independent) and 91 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $385KMiddle-case sales
    $3,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $350,000 to $470,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $385,000).

  4. E 29th Ave carries about 2,100 vehicles a day

    2,100Vehicles a day
    6,700Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are E 29th Ave, 2,100 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 230 feet away; N Williams St, 1,600 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2020), about 350 feet away; and E 31st Ave, 6,700 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 770 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 80205 can sell each year

Middle case$385K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$350K
High case$470K
Rivals within 2 mi602
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,750 to $3,900 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 mile17

34th percentile for nearby competition among 7,820 similar businesses in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area

Under the metro median of 27
Within a quarter mile5
Within 1 mile91

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent570 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent650 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent830 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent1,700 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent1,760 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk744

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk198
Within 1 mile20,241
Office-type, half mile361

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services172
  • Information112
  • Health care93
  • Other services76
  • Food service and lodging72

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 E 29Th Ave2,100

Nearest counted road, 2021 count

Busiest nearby, E 31St Ave6,700

Other counted roads nearby

  • N Williams St (pandemic year)350 ft1,600
  • E 31St Ave770 ft6,700
  • E Martin Luther King Blvd1,150 ft8,100

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

What an address adds

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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 4.6 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 2023); 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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