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What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94109 in San Francisco 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.

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ZIP 94109, San Francisco County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94109 covers 1.1 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 94109
31,491 households
Median household income
$106,018
Residents
54,553
Restaurants with employees, 2023
137

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    3,252Jobs
    72,503Households

    3,252 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 11,300 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    211Sit-down and casual restaurants
    160 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 211 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 39 local multi-location and 170 independent) and 1,276 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $312KMiddle-case sales
    $2,600Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $192,000 to $505,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $312,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 17,096 vehicles a day

    17,096Vehicles a day
    40,000Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 17,096 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 230 feet away; US 101, 40,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 230 feet away; and Unnamed major collector, 1,033 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 280 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 94109

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 94109 can sell each year

Middle case$312K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$192K
High case$505K
Rivals within 2 mi2,138
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$950 to $4,200 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 mile211

83th percentile for nearby competition among 15,237 similar businesses in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area

3.6× the metro median of 59
Within a quarter mile70
Within 1 mile1,276

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent160 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent280 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent290 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent370 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent380 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk11,300

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk3,252
Within 1 mile89,288
Office-type, half mile2,706

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care3,471
  • Food service and lodging1,927
  • Professional services1,292
  • Retail1,191
  • Other services725

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 Arterial17,096

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Us 10140,000

Other counted roads nearby

  • Us 101230 ft40,000
  • Unnamed Major Collector280 ft1,033
  • Unnamed Principal Arterial500 ft29,296

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 94109: 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 1.1 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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