Is 90017 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 90017 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 90017, Los Angeles County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 90017 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 90017
14,606 households
Median household income
$52,717
Residents
30,172
Restaurants with employees, 2023
49

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    19,652Jobs
    50,853Households

    19,652 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 80,710 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    193Sit-down and casual restaurants
    190 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 193 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (39 chain, 147 local multi-location and 7 independent) and 776 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $328KMiddle-case sales
    $2,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $158,000 to $614,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $328,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 3,122 vehicles a day

    3,122Vehicles a day
    34,586Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 3,122 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; Unnamed principal arterial, 34,586 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; and Unnamed minor arterial, 23,508 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 450 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 90017 can sell each year

Middle case$328K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$158K
High case$614K
Rivals within 2 mi1,518
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$800 to $5,100 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 mile193

94th percentile for nearby competition among 39,023 similar businesses in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area

4.9× the metro median of 39
Within a quarter mile25
Within 1 mile776

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group190 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group360 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group470 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain540 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group560 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk80,710

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk19,652
Within 1 mile189,691
Office-type, half mile35,488

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services18,379
  • Education17,568
  • Finance and insurance12,390
  • Administrative support7,256
  • Health care5,259

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 Major Collector3,122

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Principal Arterial34,586

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Principal Arterial80 ft34,586
  • Unnamed Minor Arterial450 ft23,508
  • I-1101,180 ft279,000

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 90017: 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 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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