Is 94403 a good location for a bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94403 in San Mateo County, California for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 94403, San Mateo County, California

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94403 covers 5.6 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 94403
16,414 households
Median household income
$174,917
Residents
43,276
Bars with employees, 2023
3

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,457Jobs
    9,813Households

    1,457 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 7,421 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    3Similar businesses
    0.20 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 3 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 7 within a mile.

  3. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 2,471 vehicles a day

    2,471Vehicles a day
    3,665Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 2,471 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 690 feet away and Unnamed major collector, 3,665 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 700 feet away.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile3

24th percentile for nearby competition among 2,292 similar businesses in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area

Under the metro median of 15
Within a quarter mile2
Within 1 mile7

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,070 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain1,290 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,450 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,810 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent3,320 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk7,421

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,457
Within 1 mile15,558
Office-type, half mile4,298

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Information2,523
  • Retail1,712
  • Professional services976
  • Food service and lodging521
  • Finance and insurance375

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 Arterial2,471

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Major Collector3,665

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Major Collector700 ft3,665

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 94403: 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 bar 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 5.6 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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