Is 94612 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 94612 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 94612, Alameda County, California

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 94612 covers under a square mile, so its edges are about half 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 94612
11,097 households
Median household income
$74,037
Residents
18,175
Restaurants with employees, 2023
45

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    23,853Jobs
    32,901Households

    23,853 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 61,399 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    242Sit-down and casual restaurants
    180 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 242 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (16 chain, 47 local multi-location and 179 independent) and 455 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $502KMiddle-case sales
    $4,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $229,000 to $1.1 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $502,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 15,403 vehicles a day

    15,403Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 15,403 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 210 feet away; Unnamed major collector, 3,729 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 260 feet away; and Unnamed principal arterial, 12,608 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 720 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 94612 can sell each year

Middle case$502K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$229K
High case$1.1M
Rivals within 2 mi645
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,150 to $8,900 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 mile242

85th percentile for nearby competition among 15,237 similar businesses in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area

4.1× the metro median of 59
Within a quarter mile92
Within 1 mile455

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group180 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent230 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent260 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent290 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent300 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk61,399

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk23,853
Within 1 mile101,507
Office-type, half mile31,437

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Public administration9,297
  • Professional services9,067
  • Administrative support5,893
  • Finance and insurance5,480
  • Transportation5,366

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 Arterial15,403

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Major Collector260 ft3,729
  • Unnamed Principal Arterial720 ft12,608

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 94612: 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 under a square mile); 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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