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What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98103 in King County, Washington for a bar: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the bars already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 98103, King County, Washington

Bar. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98103 covers 4.6 square miles, so its edges are about 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 98103
26,873 households
Median household income
$131,154
Residents
52,671
Bars with employees, 2023
27

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    109Jobs
    14,543Households

    109 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,044 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    4Similar businesses
    0.36 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 4 bars and pubs, cocktail bars and lounges and wine bars and tasting rooms within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 4 independent) and 43 within a mile.

  3. E Green Lake Way N carries about 13,265 vehicles a day

    13,265Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are E Green Lake Way N, 13,265 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2010), about 140 feet away; Meridian Ave N, 687 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 290 feet away; and Woodlawn Ave N, 859 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 320 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98103

Computed from public records at this location

Competition

Competitors within half a mile4

34th percentile for nearby competition among 1,927 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Under the metro median of 11
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile43

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,880 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,940 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,330 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent3,230 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group3,530 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,044

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk109
Within 1 mile10,024
Office-type, half mile178

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging364
  • Health care285
  • Professional services121
  • Other services65
  • Arts and recreation53

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 E Green Lake Way N13,265

Nearest counted road, 2010 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Meridian Ave N290 ft687
  • Woodlawn Ave N320 ft859
  • N 64Th St550 ft3,437
  • Kirkwood Pl N820 ft687

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

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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 4.6 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 2010); 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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