Is 92879 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 92879 in Riverside 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 92879, Riverside County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 92879 covers 9.8 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 92879
14,826 households
Median household income
$92,229
Residents
49,317
Restaurants with employees, 2023
45

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    472Jobs
    5,006Households

    472 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,990 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    12Sit-down and casual restaurants
    290 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 12 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (4 chain, 2 local multi-location and 6 independent) and 73 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $299KMiddle-case sales
    $2,500Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $176,000 to $537,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $299,000).

  4. State Route 91 carries about 242,000 vehicles a day

    242,000Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are State Route 91, 242,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 420 feet away and Unnamed major collector, 5,993 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 860 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 92879 can sell each year

Middle case$299K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$176K
High case$537K
Rivals within 2 mi125
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$900 to $4,450 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 mile12

31th percentile for nearby competition among 9,086 similar businesses in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area

Under the metro median of 20
Within a quarter mile3
Within 1 mile73

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent290 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,280 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,300 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain1,760 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group1,960 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,990

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk472
Within 1 mile10,837
Office-type, half mile532

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Manufacturing921
  • Construction587
  • Professional services387
  • Wholesale321
  • Food service and lodging148

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 91242,000

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Major Collector860 ft5,993

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 92879: 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 9.8 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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