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Is 92109 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 92109 in San Diego 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 92109, San Diego County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 92109 covers 7.6 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 92109
22,646 households
Median household income
$122,128
Residents
44,820
Restaurants with employees, 2023
83

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    194Jobs
    7,871Households

    194 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 467 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    10Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.22 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 10 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 10 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 41 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $395KMiddle-case sales
    $3,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $343,000 to $489,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $395,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 6,261 vehicles a day

    6,261Vehicles a day
    20,673Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 6,261 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site and Unnamed principal arterial, 20,673 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 780 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 92109

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 92109 can sell each year

Middle case$395K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$343K
High case$489K
Rivals within 2 mi271
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,700 to $4,100 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 mile10

14th percentile for nearby competition among 9,137 similar businesses in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad metro area

Under the metro median of 35
Within a quarter mile6
Within 1 mile41

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,150 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group1,190 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,250 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group1,250 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group1,260 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk467

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk194
Within 1 mile2,264
Office-type, half mile154

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging122
  • Real estate98
  • Other services66
  • Retail48
  • Professional services45

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 Collector6,261

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Principal Arterial20,673

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Principal Arterial780 ft20,673

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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  • 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 7.6 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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