Is 94015 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94015 in San Mateo 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 94015, San Mateo County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94015 covers 5.7 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 94015
20,350 households
Median household income
$127,056
Residents
64,091
Restaurants with employees, 2023
47

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    292Jobs
    8,833Households

    292 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,475 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    18Sit-down and casual restaurants
    610 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 18 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (3 chain, 4 local multi-location and 11 independent) and 94 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $927KMiddle-case sales
    $7,700Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $824,000 to $1.1 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $927,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 20,675 vehicles a day

    20,675Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 20,675 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 620 feet away and Unnamed major collector, 7,188 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 640 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 94015 can sell each year

Middle case$927K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$824K
High case$1.1M
Rivals within 2 mi195
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$4,100 to $9,450 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 mile18

18th percentile for nearby competition among 15,237 similar businesses in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area

Under the metro median of 59
Within a quarter mile2
Within 1 mile94

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain610 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,900 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,930 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent1,930 ft
  • Competitor 8Local group2,000 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,475

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk292
Within 1 mile9,293
Office-type, half mile21

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care1,830
  • Education405
  • Food service and lodging83
  • Retail48
  • Other services40

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 Arterial20,675

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Major Collector640 ft7,188

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 94015: 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 5.7 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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