What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94608 in Alameda County, California for a boutique: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the boutiques already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.
ZIP 94608, Alameda County, California
Boutique. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94608 covers 2.8 square miles, so its edges are about 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 22, 2026.
ZIP 94608
16,568 households
Median household income
$120,239
Residents
34,395
Boutiques with employees, 2023
0
What stands out
A real daytime workforce within a short walk
3,853Jobs
15,245Households
3,853 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 12,587 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
A typical amount of nearby competition
36Clothing, shoe and accessory stores
750 ftNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 36 clothing, shoe and accessory stores within half a mile (24 chain, 1 local multi-location and 11 independent) and 44 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$163KMiddle-case sales
$1,650Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $63,000 to $382,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $163,000).
Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians
6,181Vehicles a day
10,357Busiest road nearby
The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 6,181 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 530 feet away and Unnamed minor arterial, 10,357 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 530 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 94608
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 94608 can sell each year
Middle case$163K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$63K
High case$382K
Rivals within 3.5 mi217
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $3,800 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 mile36
55th percentile for nearby competition among 3,294 similar businesses in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area
Near the metro median of 28
Within a quarter mile26
Within 1 mile44
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Independent750 ft
Competitor 2Chain850 ft
Competitor 3Chain890 ft
Competitor 4Chain940 ft
Competitor 5Independent960 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk12,587
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk3,853
Within 1 mile27,833
Office-type, half mile6,562
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Professional services3,377
Information2,089
Administrative support982
Retail971
Food service and lodging927
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 Collector6,181
Nearest counted road, 2024 count
Busiest nearby, Unnamed Minor Arterial10,357
Other counted roads nearby
Unnamed Minor Arterial530 ft10,357
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 94608: 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 boutique there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The boutique check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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 2.8 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.
Questions about ZIP 94608.
0 boutiques with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 44 mapped within about a mile of the center.
34,395 residents in 16,568 households, with a median household income of $120,239 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
27,833 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a boutique, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
