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Is 98103 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98103 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 98103, King County, Washington

Restaurant. 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
Restaurants with employees, 2023
121

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

    18Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.35 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 18 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 5 local multi-location and 13 independent) and 194 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $237KMiddle-case sales
    $1,950Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $135,000 to $442,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $237,000).

  4. 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

What the center of ZIP 98103 can sell each year

Middle case$237K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$135K
High case$442K
Rivals within 2 mi590
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$700 to $3,700 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 mile18

30th percentile for nearby competition among 10,232 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Under the metro median of 32
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile194

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,860 ft
  • Competitor 3Local group1,960 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent1,960 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent1,970 ft
  • Competitor 8Independent2,010 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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