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Is 97214 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 97214 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 97214, Multnomah County, Oregon

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 97214 covers 2.9 square miles, so its edges are about 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 97214
14,972 households
Median household income
$87,131
Residents
27,714
Restaurants with employees, 2023
122

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,000Jobs
    17,406Households

    1,000 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 3,802 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    70Sit-down and casual restaurants
    630 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 70 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (3 chain, 7 local multi-location and 60 independent) and 475 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $183KMiddle-case sales
    $1,550Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $126,000 to $274,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $183,000).

  4. Unnamed major collector carries about 13,210 vehicles a day

    13,210Vehicles a day
    16,374Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed major collector, 13,210 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 390 feet away and Unnamed minor arterial, 16,374 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 690 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 97214 can sell each year

Middle case$183K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$126K
High case$274K
Rivals within 2 mi1,069
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$650 to $2,300 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 mile70

75th percentile for nearby competition among 6,975 similar businesses in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area

2.3× the metro median of 31
Within a quarter mile25
Within 1 mile475

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group630 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent740 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent740 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent770 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent790 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk3,802

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,000
Within 1 mile29,068
Office-type, half mile1,133

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging677
  • Professional services413
  • Retail390
  • Management352
  • Wholesale302

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 Collector13,210

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Busiest nearby, Unnamed Minor Arterial16,374

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Minor Arterial690 ft16,374

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 97214: 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 2.9 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 2023); 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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