Is 96826 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 96826 in Honolulu County, Hawaii 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 96826, Honolulu County, Hawaii

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 96826 covers 1.1 square miles, 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 96826
14,656 households
Median household income
$68,296
Residents
29,174
Restaurants with employees, 2023
53

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,171Jobs
    33,660Households

    1,171 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 4,579 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    117Sit-down and casual restaurants
    430 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 117 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (7 chain, 17 local multi-location and 93 independent) and 617 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $331KMiddle-case sales
    $2,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $309,000 to $405,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $331,000).

  4. Isenberg Street carries about 12,306 vehicles a day

    12,306Vehicles a day
    20,633Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Isenberg Street, 12,306 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 190 feet away; Citron Street, 7,889 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 460 feet away; and King Street, 20,633 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 760 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 96826 can sell each year

Middle case$331K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$309K
High case$405K
Rivals within 2 mi993
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,550 to $3,400 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 mile117

64th percentile for nearby competition among 3,104 similar businesses in the Urban Honolulu metro area

1.6× the metro median of 74
Within a quarter mile33
Within 1 mile617

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent430 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent530 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent580 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent760 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent780 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk4,579

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,171
Within 1 mile55,870
Office-type, half mile1,105

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging1,132
  • Retail631
  • Health care558
  • Professional services488
  • Other services437

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 Isenberg Street12,306

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, King Street20,633

Other counted roads nearby

  • Citron Street460 ft7,889
  • King Street760 ft20,633
  • Young Street1,080 ft7,969
  • University Avenue1,190 ft27,977

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

What an address adds

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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 1.1 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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