Is 98036 a good location for a wine bar?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98036 in Snohomish County, Washington for a wine bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the wine bars already mapped there. Few mapped wine bars were found near the center, so the competition figures here are thin. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 98036, Snohomish County, Washington

Wine bar. 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 98036
16,575 households
Median household income
$88,958
Residents
42,370
Wine bars with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    179Jobs
    5,598Households

    179 jobs are within a quarter mile and 727 within half a mile, from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms
    0.71 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 1 within a mile.

  3. 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.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

8th percentile for nearby competition among 792 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Under the metro median of 8
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile1

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent3,760 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

Within half a mile727

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

Within a quarter mile179
Within 1 mile6,423
Office-type, half mile391

Largest employers within half a mile

  • 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 wine bar 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 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.

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