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Is 98052 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98052 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 98052, King County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98052 covers 20 square miles, so its edges are about 2.5 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 98052
34,177 households
Median household income
$163,460
Residents
80,717
Restaurants with employees, 2023
73

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    482Jobs
    11,531Households

    482 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,961 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    33Sit-down and casual restaurants
    650 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 33 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (5 chain, 7 local multi-location and 21 independent) and 138 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $877KMiddle-case sales
    $7,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $654,000 to $1.3 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $877,000).

  4. 166th Ave NE carries about 11,944 vehicles a day

    11,944Vehicles a day
    18,726Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are 166th Ave NE, 11,944 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2009), about 320 feet away; Sr 202, 18,726 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 790 feet away; and NE 90th St, 14,352 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 800 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98052

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98052 can sell each year

Middle case$877K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$654K
High case$1.3M
Rivals within 2 mi134
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,250 to $10,500 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 mile33

52th percentile for nearby competition among 10,232 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Near the metro median of 32
Within a quarter mile13
Within 1 mile138

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent650 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent680 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain700 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent730 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent980 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,961

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk482
Within 1 mile31,995
Office-type, half mile1,414

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care756
  • Public administration683
  • Professional services473
  • Food service and lodging290
  • Retail227

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 166Th Ave Ne11,944

Nearest counted road, 2009 count

Busiest nearby, Sr 20218,726

Other counted roads nearby

  • Sr 202790 ft18,726
  • Ne 90Th St800 ft14,352

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 98052: 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 20 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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