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Is 85281 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 85281 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 85281, Maricopa County, Arizona

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 85281 covers 13 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 85281
29,307 households
Median household income
$64,538
Residents
72,762
Restaurants with employees, 2023
95

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    13,987Jobs
    6,395Households

    13,987 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 22,202 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    98Sit-down and casual restaurants
    850 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 98 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (28 chain, 69 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 217 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $614KMiddle-case sales
    $5,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $448,000 to $867,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $614,000).

  4. 07~~rio~salado~~~~~~~~~~pkwy~~~~ carries about 21,523 vehicles a day

    21,523Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are 07~~rio~salado~~~~~~~~~~pkwy~~~~, 21,523 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 740 feet away; 07~~5th~tmp~~~~~~~~~~~~~st~~~~~~, 7,137 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2018), about 790 feet away; and 07~~veterans~tmp~~~~~~~~way~~~~~, 3,563 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2000), about 800 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 85281

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 85281 can sell each year

Middle case$614K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$448K
High case$867K
Rivals within 2 mi356
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,250 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 mile98

95th percentile for nearby competition among 10,865 similar businesses in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area

5.2× the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile12
Within 1 mile217

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group850 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group930 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group1,020 ft
  • Competitor 7Local group1,020 ft
  • Competitor 8Local group1,030 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk22,202

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk13,987
Within 1 mile46,987
Office-type, half mile13,957

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Finance and insurance8,724
  • Retail2,780
  • Professional services1,867
  • Information1,372
  • Food service and lodging1,294

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 07~~Rio~Salado~~~~~~~~~~Pkwy~~~~21,523

Nearest counted road, 2019 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • 07~~5Th~Tmp~~~~~~~~~~~~~St~~~~~~790 ft7,137
  • 07~~Veterans~Tmp~~~~~~~~Way~~~~~800 ft3,563
  • 07~~College~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ave~~~~~800 ft4,523

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 85281: 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 13 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 2019); 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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