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Is 97209 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 97209 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 97209, Multnomah County, Oregon

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 97209 covers 1.0 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 97209
14,765 households
Median household income
$80,301
Residents
22,296
Restaurants with employees, 2023
87

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    5,271Jobs
    25,557Households

    5,271 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 18,637 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    120Sit-down and casual restaurants
    260 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 120 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (6 chain, 19 local multi-location and 95 independent) and 602 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $626KMiddle-case sales
    $5,200Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $453,000 to $948,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $626,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 8,333 vehicles a day

    8,333Vehicles a day
    119,044Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 8,333 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 380 feet away; Interstate Route 405, 119,044 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 770 feet away; and US Route 30, 67,297 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 770 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 97209

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 97209 can sell each year

Middle case$626K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$453K
High case$948K
Rivals within 2 mi972
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,250 to $7,900 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 mile120

88th percentile for nearby competition among 6,975 similar businesses in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area

3.9× the metro median of 31
Within a quarter mile35
Within 1 mile602

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent260 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent330 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent350 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent360 ft
  • Competitor 5Chain370 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk18,637

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk5,271
Within 1 mile84,874
Office-type, half mile8,675

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services3,338
  • Management2,628
  • Health care2,202
  • Food service and lodging1,937
  • Retail1,647

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 Collector8,333

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, Interstate Route 405119,044

Other counted roads nearby

  • Interstate Route 405770 ft119,044
  • Us Route 30770 ft67,297
  • Unnamed Minor Collector920 ft3,742
  • Unnamed Minor Arterial1,240 ft6,433

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 97209: 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 1.0 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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