What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98036 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 98036, Snohomish County, Washington
Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98036 covers 9.6 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 21, 2026.
ZIP 98036
16,575 households
Median household income
$88,958
Residents
42,370
Restaurants with employees, 2023
56
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
179Jobs
5,598Households
179 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 727 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
3Sit-down and casual restaurants
0.42 miNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 3 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 2 independent) and 68 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$399KMiddle-case sales
$3,350Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $276,000 to $605,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $399,000).
Poplar Way carries about 7,751 vehicles a day
7,751Vehicles a day
The nearest counted roads are Poplar Way, 7,751 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2009), about 290 feet away; Larch Way, 13,173 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2009), about 840 feet away; and 212th St SW, 11,606 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2009), about 1,250 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 98036
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 98036 can sell each year
Middle case$399K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$276K
High case$605K
Rivals within 2 mi160
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,400 to $5,050 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 mile3
5th 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 1Independent2,220 ft
Competitor 2Independent2,220 ft
Competitor 3Chain2,610 ft
Competitor 4Independent2,760 ft
Competitor 5Independent2,790 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk727
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk179
Within 1 mile6,423
Office-type, half mile391
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Management200
Construction112
Professional services107
Administrative support106
Information60
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 Poplar Way7,751
Nearest counted road, 2009 count
Other counted roads nearby
Larch Way840 ft13,173
212Th St Sw1,260 ft11,606
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 98036: 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.
The restaurant check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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 9.6 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 2009); 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.
Questions about ZIP 98036.
56 restaurants with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 68 mapped within about a mile of the center.
42,370 residents in 16,575 households, with a median household income of $88,958 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
6,423 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a restaurant, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
