Is 94403 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94403 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 94403, San Mateo County, California

Restaurant. 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
Restaurants with employees, 2023
59

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. A typical amount of nearby competition

    65Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.20 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 65 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (12 chain, 8 local multi-location and 45 independent) and 124 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $525KMiddle-case sales
    $4,350Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $368,000 to $883,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $525,000).

  4. 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.

What the center of ZIP 94403 can sell each year

Middle case$525K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$368K
High case$883K
Rivals within 2 mi218
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,850 to $7,350 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 mile65

54th percentile for nearby competition among 15,237 similar businesses in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area

Near the metro median of 59
Within a quarter mile16
Within 1 mile124

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,060 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,110 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,120 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,130 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain1,150 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 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 5.6 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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