Is 98020 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98020 in Snohomish 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.

ZIP 98020, Snohomish County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98020 covers 5.2 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 98020
9,017 households
Median household income
$130,319
Residents
19,551
Restaurants with employees, 2023
44

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    91Jobs
    6,569Households

    91 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 551 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    11Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.36 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 11 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 1 local multi-location and 10 independent) and 68 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $599KMiddle-case sales
    $5,000Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $419,000 to $900,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $599,000).

  4. 5th Ave S carries about 7,733 vehicles a day

    7,733Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are 5th Ave S, 7,733 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 830 feet away and Sr 104, 18,929 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,100 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 98020 can sell each year

Middle case$599K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$419K
High case$900K
Rivals within 2 mi110
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,100 to $7,500 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

17th percentile for nearby competition among 10,232 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Under the metro median of 32
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile68

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,900 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group2,070 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,110 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent2,190 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent2,340 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk551

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk91
Within 1 mile5,859
Office-type, half mile85

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging158
  • Construction74
  • Health care56
  • Retail52
  • Education52

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 5Th Ave S7,733

Nearest counted road, 1993 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Sr 1041,120 ft18,929

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 98020: 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 5.2 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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