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Is 94520 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94520 in Contra Costa 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 94520, Contra Costa County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94520 covers 9.9 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 94520
13,721 households
Median household income
$82,479
Residents
37,381
Restaurants with employees, 2023
79

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    327Jobs
    6,794Households

    327 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 523 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    11Sit-down and casual restaurants
    920 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 11 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 2 local multi-location and 7 independent) and 18 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $995KMiddle-case sales
    $8,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $965,000 to $985,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $995,000).

  4. Unnamed principal arterial carries about 2,610 vehicles a day

    2,610Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed principal arterial, 2,610 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 720 feet away; Unnamed minor arterial, 6,973 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,150 feet away; and State Route 242, 115,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,150 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 94520

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 94520 can sell each year

Middle case$995K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$965K
High case$985K
Rivals within 2 mi180
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$4,850 to $8,200 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 mile11

11th 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 mile5
Within 1 mile18

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent920 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,030 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain1,180 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain1,390 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent2,080 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk523

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk327
Within 1 mile5,588
Office-type, half mile75

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging148
  • Health care87
  • Construction71
  • Education44
  • Professional services43

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 Principal Arterial2,610

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial1,140 ft6,973
  • State Route 2421,160 ft115,000

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 94520: 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 9.9 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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