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Is 92844 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 92844 in Orange 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 92844, Orange County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 92844 covers 2.1 square miles, so its edges are about 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 92844
6,862 households
Median household income
$79,701
Residents
23,188
Restaurants with employees, 2023
61

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    367Jobs
    9,386Households

    367 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,416 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    14Sit-down and casual restaurants
    430 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 14 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 13 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 189 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $170KMiddle-case sales
    $1,400Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $94,000 to $298,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $170,000).

  4. State Route 22 carries about 152,300 vehicles a day

    152,300Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are State Route 22, 152,300 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; Unnamed minor arterial, 10,809 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 400 feet away; and Unnamed principal arterial, 33,632 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 860 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 92844

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 92844 can sell each year

Middle case$170K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$94K
High case$298K
Rivals within 2 mi483
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$450 to $2,500 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 mile14

15th 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 mile4
Within 1 mile189

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group430 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group650 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain850 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group900 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group1,840 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,416

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk367
Within 1 mile7,501
Office-type, half mile73

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging528
  • Health care497
  • Retail140
  • Education69
  • Other 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 State Route 22152,300

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial400 ft10,809
  • Unnamed Principal Arterial860 ft33,632

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 92844: 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 2.1 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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