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Is 85251 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 85251 in Maricopa County, Arizona 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 85251, Maricopa County, Arizona

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 85251 covers 7.2 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 85251
22,018 households
Median household income
$92,851
Residents
40,780
Restaurants with employees, 2023
122

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    7,323Jobs
    13,603Households

    7,323 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 21,078 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    144Sit-down and casual restaurants
    550 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 144 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (19 chain, 125 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 276 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $496KMiddle-case sales
    $4,150Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $290,000 to $869,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $496,000).

  4. Unnamed principal arterial carries about 32,957 vehicles a day

    32,957Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed principal arterial, 32,957 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 160 feet away; 07~~75th~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~st~~~~~~, 2,921 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 310 feet away; and 07~~drinkwater~~~~~~~~~~blvd~~~~, 11,044 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2021), about 480 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 85251

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 85251 can sell each year

Middle case$496K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$290K
High case$869K
Rivals within 2 mi277
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,450 to $7,250 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 mile144

98th percentile for nearby competition among 10,865 similar businesses in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area

7.6× the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile23
Within 1 mile276

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group550 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain660 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group680 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group710 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group730 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk21,078

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk7,323
Within 1 mile40,267
Office-type, half mile5,936

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care3,928
  • Education3,444
  • Food service and lodging3,322
  • Information2,350
  • Professional services1,612

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 Unnamed Principal Arterial32,957

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • 07~~75Th~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~St~~~~~~310 ft2,921
  • 07~~Drinkwater~~~~~~~~~~Blvd~~~~ (pandemic year)480 ft11,044
  • 07~~Main~Sct~~~~~~~~~~~~St~~~~~~600 ft952
  • 07~~Miller~Sct~~~~~~~~~~Rd~~~~~~980 ft10,551

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 85251: 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: 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 7.2 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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