Is 89501 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 89501 in Washoe County, Nevada for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 89501, Washoe County, Nevada

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 89501 covers under a square mile, so its edges are about half 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 89501
2,331 households
Median household income
$33,963
Residents
3,507
Bars with employees, 2023
29

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    4,349Jobs
    10,818Households

    4,349 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 14,937 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    86Similar businesses
    200 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 86 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 6 local multi-location and 80 independent) and 121 within a mile.

  3. E 1st St carries about 3,247 vehicles a day

    3,247Vehicles a day
    9,035Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are E 1st St, 3,247 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; S Virginia St, 9,035 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 100 feet away; and University Way, 8,446 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 280 feet away.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile86

100th percentile for nearby competition among 342 similar businesses in the Reno metro area

14.3× the metro median of 6
Within a quarter mile42
Within 1 mile121

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent200 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent440 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent500 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent500 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent510 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk14,937

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk4,349
Within 1 mile41,368
Office-type, half mile5,633

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging4,847
  • Public administration2,018
  • Professional services1,468
  • Health care1,056
  • Finance and insurance1,027

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 1St St3,247

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, S Virginia St9,035

Other counted roads nearby

  • S Virginia St100 ft9,035
  • University Way280 ft8,446
  • E 2Nd St360 ft5,965
  • S Center St410 ft8,446

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 89501: 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 bar 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 under a square mile); 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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