Is 90004 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 90004 in Los Angeles County, California 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.

ZIP 90004, Los Angeles County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 90004 covers 3.1 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 90004
24,208 households
Median household income
$64,826
Residents
58,484
Restaurants with employees, 2023
62

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    682Jobs
    36,523Households

    682 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,077 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    107Sit-down and casual restaurants
    110 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 107 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (6 chain, 100 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 375 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $195KMiddle-case sales
    $1,650Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $123,000 to $325,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $195,000).

  4. Unnamed principal arterial carries about 27,406 vehicles a day

    27,406Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed principal arterial, 27,406 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; Unnamed major collector, 5,655 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 120 feet away; and Unnamed minor arterial, 24,103 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,100 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 90004 can sell each year

Middle case$195K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$123K
High case$325K
Rivals within 2 mi1,213
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$600 to $2,700 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 mile107

86th percentile for nearby competition among 39,023 similar businesses in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area

2.7× the metro median of 39
Within a quarter mile38
Within 1 mile375

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group110 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group590 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group630 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group640 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group650 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,077

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk682
Within 1 mile28,156
Office-type, half mile300

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging464
  • Health care395
  • Other services240
  • Education198
  • Professional services159

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 Arterial27,406

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Major Collector120 ft5,655
  • Unnamed Minor Arterial1,080 ft24,103

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 90004: 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 3.1 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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