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What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98104 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 98104, King County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98104 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 98104
9,578 households
Median household income
$61,460
Residents
16,542
Restaurants with employees, 2023
118

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    24,823Jobs
    25,367Households

    24,823 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 97,756 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. More nearby competition than most

    259Sit-down and casual restaurants
    110 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 259 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (15 chain, 47 local multi-location and 197 independent) and 677 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $252KMiddle-case sales
    $2,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $113,000 to $577,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $252,000).

  4. S Main St carries about 2,578 vehicles a day

    2,578Vehicles a day
    15,826Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are S Main St, 2,578 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 220 feet away; 2nd Ave S, 5,156 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 220 feet away; and 2nd Ave Ext S, 6,038 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 290 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98104

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98104 can sell each year

Middle case$252K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$113K
High case$577K
Rivals within 2 mi1,148
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$550 to $4,800 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 mile259

93th percentile for nearby competition among 10,232 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

8.1× the metro median of 32
Within a quarter mile88
Within 1 mile677

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent80 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent110 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group120 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent140 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent160 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk97,756

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk24,823
Within 1 mile212,374
Office-type, half mile60,076

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services26,133
  • Public administration16,047
  • Health care12,472
  • Information10,584
  • Transportation6,514

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 S Main St2,578

Nearest counted road, 1993 count

Busiest nearby, 2Nd Ave15,826

Other counted roads nearby

  • 2Nd Ave S220 ft5,156
  • 2Nd Ave Ext S290 ft6,038
  • S Jackson St460 ft11,866
  • 2Nd Ave460 ft15,826

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 98104: 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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