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What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98004 in King County, Washington 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 98004, King County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98004 covers 7.3 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 98004
19,515 households
Median household income
$182,545
Residents
39,897
Restaurants with employees, 2023
87

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    12,727Jobs
    13,942Households

    12,727 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 41,651 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    123Sit-down and casual restaurants
    430 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 123 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (30 chain, 31 local multi-location and 62 independent) and 228 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $480KMiddle-case sales
    $4,000Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $280,000 to $874,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $480,000).

  4. 102nd Ave NE carries about 6,617 vehicles a day

    6,617Vehicles a day
    13,673Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are 102nd Ave NE, 6,617 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2009), about 240 feet away; NE 8th St, 13,673 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 320 feet away; and NE 10th St, 8,507 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2009), about 340 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98004

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98004 can sell each year

Middle case$480K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$280K
High case$874K
Rivals within 2 mi214
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,400 to $7,300 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 mile123

84th percentile for nearby competition among 10,232 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

3.8× the metro median of 32
Within a quarter mile60
Within 1 mile228

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain430 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent490 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain580 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent610 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent660 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk41,651

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk12,727
Within 1 mile71,010
Office-type, half mile26,359

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Management11,372
  • Information6,282
  • Professional services4,593
  • Retail4,330
  • Finance and insurance3,350

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 102Nd Ave Ne6,617

Nearest counted road, 2009 count

Busiest nearby, Ne 8Th St13,673

Other counted roads nearby

  • Ne 8Th St320 ft13,673
  • Ne 10Th St340 ft8,507
  • 100Th Ave Ne430 ft8,507
  • Ne 12Th St540 ft6,445

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 98004: 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 7.3 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 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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