Is 97223 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 97223 in Washington 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.

ZIP 97223, Washington County, Oregon

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 97223 covers 11 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 97223
21,247 households
Median household income
$106,757
Residents
50,527
Restaurants with employees, 2023
49

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    672Jobs
    5,119Households

    672 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 6,164 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    11Sit-down and casual restaurants
    680 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 11 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (6 chain, 3 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 82 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $448KMiddle-case sales
    $3,750Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $328,000 to $684,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $448,000).

  4. Unnamed minor arterial carries about 19,883 vehicles a day

    19,883Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Unnamed minor arterial, 19,883 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 850 feet away; Unnamed local road, 190 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 850 feet away; and Unnamed major collector, 8,923 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 860 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 97223 can sell each year

Middle case$448K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$328K
High case$684K
Rivals within 2 mi147
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,650 to $5,700 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 mile11

19th 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 mile1
Within 1 mile82

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent680 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,620 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group1,660 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group1,720 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain1,910 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk6,164

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk672
Within 1 mile15,204
Office-type, half mile1,618

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Administrative support2,196
  • Professional services683
  • Retail653
  • Food service and lodging519
  • Health care474

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 Arterial19,883

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Unnamed Local Road850 ft190
  • Unnamed Major Collector860 ft8,923
  • Oregon Route 217900 ft95,354
  • Unnamed Minor Collector1,030 ft5,082

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 97223: 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 11 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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