Is 98057 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98057 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.

ZIP 98057, King County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98057 covers 6.2 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 21, 2026.

ZIP 98057
6,228 households
Median household income
$68,552
Residents
12,705
Restaurants with employees, 2023
61

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,333Jobs
    4,191Households

    1,333 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 12,369 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    34Sit-down and casual restaurants
    190 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 34 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (7 chain, 3 local multi-location and 24 independent) and 94 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $430KMiddle-case sales
    $3,600Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $222,000 to $784,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $430,000).

  4. Hardie Ave SW carries about 11,772 vehicles a day

    11,772Vehicles a day
    77,230Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Hardie Ave SW, 11,772 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2008), about 410 feet away; Sr 167, 77,230 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 570 feet away; and S Grady Way, 30,607 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2011), about 590 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 98057 can sell each year

Middle case$430K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$222K
High case$784K
Rivals within 2 mi157
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,100 to $6,550 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 mile34

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 mile9
Within 1 mile94

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent190 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain450 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent530 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent600 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent970 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk12,369

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,333
Within 1 mile25,101
Office-type, half mile957

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Education2,469
  • Health care2,343
  • Retail1,931
  • Manufacturing1,236
  • Construction846

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 Hardie Ave Sw11,772

Nearest counted road, 2008 count

Busiest nearby, Sr 16777,230

Other counted roads nearby

  • Sr 167570 ft77,230
  • S Grady Way590 ft30,607
  • Sw 7Th St660 ft14,780
  • Lind Ave Sw1,240 ft14,436

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 98057: 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 6.2 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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