What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98115 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.
ZIP 98115, King County, Washington
Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98115 covers 6.6 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 miles 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 21, 2026.
ZIP 98115
23,843 households
Median household income
$156,142
Residents
54,349
Restaurants with employees, 2023
58
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
83Jobs
9,075Households
83 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 996 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
11Sit-down and casual restaurants
0.33 miNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 11 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 1 local multi-location and 9 independent) and 17 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$946KMiddle-case sales
$7,900Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $595,000 to $1.5 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $946,000).
40th Ave NE carries about 1,719 vehicles a day
1,719Vehicles a day
The nearest counted roads are 40th Ave NE, 1,719 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 390 feet away and NE 75th St, 8,593 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 990 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 98115
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 98115 can sell each year
Middle case$946K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$595K
High case$1.5M
Rivals within 2 mi171
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,950 to $12,350 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 mile0
Within 1 mile17
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Independent1,750 ft
Competitor 2Chain1,820 ft
Competitor 3Independent1,860 ft
Competitor 4Independent2,040 ft
Competitor 5Independent2,050 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk996
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk83
Within 1 mile4,031
Office-type, half mile213
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Retail169
Arts and recreation157
Professional services105
Food service and lodging103
Transportation97
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 40Th Ave Ne1,719
Nearest counted road, 1993 count
Other counted roads nearby
Ne 75Th St990 ft8,593
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 98115: 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.
The restaurant check reads the same public records at the address itself.
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 6.6 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 1993); 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.
Questions about ZIP 98115.
58 restaurants with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 17 mapped within about a mile of the center.
54,349 residents in 23,843 households, with a median household income of $156,142 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
4,031 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a restaurant, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.
