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Is 90401 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 90401 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.

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ZIP 90401, Los Angeles County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 90401 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 90401
5,256 households
Median household income
$110,385
Residents
8,101
Restaurants with employees, 2023
87

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    10,956Jobs
    20,665Households

    10,956 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 27,206 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    231Sit-down and casual restaurants
    140 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 231 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (51 chain, 174 local multi-location and 6 independent) and 350 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $277KMiddle-case sales
    $2,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $123,000 to $726,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $277,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 9,107 vehicles a day

    9,107Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 9,107 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; Unnamed principal arterial, 12,975 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 650 feet away; and Unnamed major collector, 4,460 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,300 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 90401 can sell each year

Middle case$277K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$123K
High case$726K
Rivals within 2 mi505
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$600 to $6,050 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 mile231

96th percentile for nearby competition among 39,023 similar businesses in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area

5.9× the metro median of 39
Within a quarter mile85
Within 1 mile350

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group140 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain170 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group210 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group210 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk27,206

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk10,956
Within 1 mile40,946
Office-type, half mile11,342

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging5,347
  • Professional services5,067
  • Retail2,497
  • Information1,972
  • Finance and insurance1,633

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 Minor Arterial9,107

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Principal Arterial650 ft12,975
  • Unnamed Major Collector1,290 ft4,460

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 90401: 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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