Is 94611 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94611 in Alameda 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 94611, Alameda County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94611 covers 7.3 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 94611
18,387 households
Median household income
$180,549
Residents
40,116
Restaurants with employees, 2023
49

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    333Jobs
    6,155Households

    333 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 719 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    13Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.28 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 13 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 2 local multi-location and 9 independent) and 30 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.3MMiddle-case sales
    $11,000Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $838,000 to $2.2 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.3 million).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 2,873 vehicles a day

    2,873Vehicles a day
    75,000Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 2,873 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), next to the site; Unnamed freeway or expressway, 75,000 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 210 feet away; and Unnamed major collector, 1,574 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 490 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 94611 can sell each year

Middle case$1.3M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$838K
High case$2.2M
Rivals within 2 mi73
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$4,200 to $18,250 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 mile13

13th 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 mile0
Within 1 mile30

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,460 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,510 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,360 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,400 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent2,410 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk719

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk333
Within 1 mile2,666
Office-type, half mile111

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care152
  • Food service and lodging151
  • Retail137
  • Education77
  • Real estate51

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 Arterial2,873

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Freeway Or Expressway75,000

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Freeway Or Expressway210 ft75,000
  • Unnamed Major Collector490 ft1,574

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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  • 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 7.3 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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