Is 90045 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 90045 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 90045, Los Angeles County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 90045 covers 11 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 90045
16,420 households
Median household income
$135,032
Residents
41,786
Restaurants with employees, 2023
57

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    697Jobs
    1,358Households

    697 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 697 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    9Sit-down and casual restaurants
    450 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 9 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (4 chain, 5 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 60 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $85KMiddle-case sales
    $700Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $29,000 to $228,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $85,000).

What the center of ZIP 90045 can sell each year

Middle case$85K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$29K
High case$228K
Rivals within 2 mi227
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$150 to $1,900 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 mile9

8th percentile for nearby competition among 39,023 similar businesses in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area

Under the metro median of 39
Within a quarter mile1
Within 1 mile60

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain450 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group1,760 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain1,840 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain1,850 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group2,100 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk697

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk697
Within 1 mile2,657

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Transportation695
  • Utilities1
  • Wholesale1

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Not measured in this ZIP

  • Traffic on the nearest roadNo state or federal traffic count was found near the center of this ZIP.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 90045: 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 11 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); 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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