Is 94041 a good location for a bakery?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94041 in Santa Clara County, California for a bakery: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bakeries already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 94041, Santa Clara County, California

Bakery. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94041 covers 1.6 square miles, so its edges are about half 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 94041
6,960 households
Median household income
$178,558
Residents
16,050
Bakeries with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    160Jobs
    12,942Households

    160 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 6,515 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    7Bakeries, donut and bagel shops
    0.36 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 7 bakeries, donut and bagel shops within half a mile (2 chain, 2 local multi-location and 3 independent) and 10 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $573KMiddle-case sales
    $4,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $395,000 to $978,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $573,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    8,012Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 8,012 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 490 feet away and Unnamed minor arterial, 16,475 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 830 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 94041 can sell each year

Middle case$573K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$395K
High case$978K
Rivals within 1.5 mi19
Healthy share for this business
8% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,650 to $8,150 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 mile7

89th percentile for nearby competition among 447 similar businesses in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area

3.5× the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile10

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,880 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain1,920 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,920 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain2,120 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group2,200 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk6,515

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk160
Within 1 mile17,072
Office-type, half mile3,579

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services2,126
  • Food service and lodging1,428
  • Information1,043
  • Education402
  • Health care374

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 Collector8,012

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial830 ft16,475

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 94041: 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 bakery 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 1.6 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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