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Is 98101 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98101 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 98101, King County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98101 covers under a square mile, so its edges are about half a mile 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 98101
11,722 households
Median household income
$128,882
Residents
17,153
Restaurants with employees, 2023
95

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    66,271Jobs
    54,029Households

    66,271 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 142,632 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    450Sit-down and casual restaurants
    250 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 450 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (42 chain, 71 local multi-location and 337 independent) and 1,003 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $359KMiddle-case sales
    $3,000Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $131,000 to $893,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $359,000).

  4. Pike St carries about 9,221 vehicles a day

    9,221Vehicles a day
    23,930Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Pike St, 9,221 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 180 feet away; 4th Ave, 23,930 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2019), about 200 feet away; and Pine St, 7,792 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 250 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98101

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98101 can sell each year

Middle case$359K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$131K
High case$893K
Rivals within 2 mi1,172
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$650 to $7,450 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 mile450

100th percentile for nearby competition among 10,232 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

14.1× the metro median of 32
Within a quarter mile175
Within 1 mile1,003

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1IndependentAt this address
  • Competitor 2Chain250 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent300 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent310 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent340 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk142,632

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk66,271
Within 1 mile324,085
Office-type, half mile85,577

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services39,488
  • Information18,867
  • Finance and insurance12,910
  • Food service and lodging10,906
  • Administrative support10,609

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 Pike St9,221

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, 4Th Ave23,930

Other counted roads nearby

  • 4Th Ave200 ft23,930
  • Pine St250 ft7,792
  • 5Th Ave290 ft16,584
  • 6Th Ave460 ft10,913

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 98101: 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 under a square mile); 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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