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Is 97202 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 97202 in Multnomah County, Oregon 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 97202, Multnomah County, Oregon

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 97202 covers 6.3 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 97202
19,449 households
Median household income
$104,971
Residents
43,533
Restaurants with employees, 2023
81

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    303Jobs
    6,738Households

    303 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 3,297 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    18Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.26 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 18 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 3 local multi-location and 15 independent) and 53 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $232KMiddle-case sales
    $1,950Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $125,000 to $438,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $232,000).

  4. Oregon Route 99E carries about 50,147 vehicles a day

    50,147Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Oregon Route 99E, 50,147 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 500 feet away and Unnamed minor collector, 13,263 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,000 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 97202 can sell each year

Middle case$232K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$125K
High case$438K
Rivals within 2 mi307
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$600 to $3,650 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 mile18

30th percentile for nearby competition among 6,975 similar businesses in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area

Under the metro median of 31
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile53

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,370 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group1,400 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,420 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent1,580 ft
  • Competitor 7Local group1,620 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk3,297

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk303
Within 1 mile8,255
Office-type, half mile586

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education532
  • Manufacturing405
  • Retail373
  • Professional services299
  • Arts and recreation252

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 Oregon Route 99E50,147

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Collector1,010 ft13,263

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 97202: 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 6.3 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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