Is 92128 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 92128 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.

ZIP 92128, San Diego County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 92128 covers 12 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 92128
20,281 households
Median household income
$131,077
Residents
48,992
Restaurants with employees, 2023
47

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    152Jobs
    5,436Households

    152 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 833 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    4Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.31 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 4 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 4 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 29 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.0MMiddle-case sales
    $8,600Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $921,000 to $1.2 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.0 million).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 3,842 vehicles a day

    3,842Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Unnamed major collector, 3,842 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 750 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 92128 can sell each year

Middle case$1.0M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$921K
High case$1.2M
Rivals within 2 mi137
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$4,600 to $10,100 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 mile4

5th 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 mile0
Within 1 mile29

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group1,640 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group1,780 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,790 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group3,350 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group3,930 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk833

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk152
Within 1 mile13,789
Office-type, half mile91

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care202
  • Transportation170
  • Arts and recreation123
  • Food service and lodging89
  • Retail60

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 Collector3,842

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

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 92128: 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 12 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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