Is 94070 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94070 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 94070, San Mateo County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94070 covers 6.1 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 94070
11,279 households
Median household income
$240,074
Residents
30,447
Restaurants with employees, 2023
60

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    36Jobs
    8,620Households

    36 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 355 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.84 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 69 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $855KMiddle-case sales
    $7,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $719,000 to $1.1 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $855,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 2,056 vehicles a day

    2,056Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 2,056 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 990 feet away and Unnamed minor arterial, 10,828 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,200 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 94070 can sell each year

Middle case$855K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$719K
High case$1.1M
Rivals within 2 mi169
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,600 to $9,400 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 mile0

0th 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 mile0
Within 1 mile69

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent4,440 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,810 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain4,820 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent4,830 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent4,840 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk355

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk36
Within 1 mile4,213
Office-type, half mile51

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education56
  • Health care56
  • Other services54
  • Construction49
  • Transportation44

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 Collector2,056

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial1,180 ft10,828

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 94070: 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 6.1 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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