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Is 98105 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98105 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 98105, King County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98105 covers 3.8 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 98105
18,756 households
Median household income
$74,349
Residents
49,767
Restaurants with employees, 2023
98

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    1,092Jobs
    6,516Households

    1,092 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 11,037 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    11Sit-down and casual restaurants
    730 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 11 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (2 chain, 3 local multi-location and 6 independent) and 62 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $1.4MMiddle-case sales
    $12,050Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $1.2 million to $1.7 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $1.4 million).

  4. NE 45th St carries about 2,578 vehicles a day

    2,578Vehicles a day
    30,061Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are NE 45th St, 2,578 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 520 feet away; NE 41st St, 2,578 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 520 feet away; and Sr 513, 30,061 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 780 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98105

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98105 can sell each year

Middle case$1.4M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$1.2M
High case$1.7M
Rivals within 2 mi277
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$6,200 to $13,750 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 mile11

17th 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 mile10
Within 1 mile62

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group730 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain800 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent850 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent960 ft
  • Competitor 6Local group1,040 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk11,037

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk1,092
Within 1 mile16,836
Office-type, half mile202

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care10,230
  • Retail173
  • Food service and lodging153
  • Professional services105
  • Other services96

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 Ne 45Th St2,578

Nearest counted road, 1993 count

Busiest nearby, Sr 51330,061

Other counted roads nearby

  • Ne 41St St520 ft2,578
  • Sr 513780 ft30,061
  • 40Th Ave Ne1,180 ft3,437

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

What an address adds

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  • 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 3.8 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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