What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98118 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 98118, King County, Washington
Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98118 covers 6.2 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 22, 2026.
ZIP 98118
19,176 households
Median household income
$113,762
Residents
50,500
Restaurants with employees, 2023
44
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
78Jobs
10,266Households
78 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 369 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
10Sit-down and casual restaurants
940 ftNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 10 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 4 local multi-location and 5 independent) and 84 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$626KMiddle-case sales
$5,200Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $499,000 to $889,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $626,000).
Seward Park Ave S carries about 3,008 vehicles a day
3,008Vehicles a day
The nearest counted roads are Seward Park Ave S, 3,008 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2011), about 780 feet away and Rainier Ave S, 15,429 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 880 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 98118
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 98118 can sell each year
Middle case$626K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$499K
High case$889K
Rivals within 2 mi118
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,500 to $7,400 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 mile10
15th 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 mile1
Within 1 mile84
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Local group940 ft
Competitor 2Local group1,560 ft
Competitor 3Chain1,660 ft
Competitor 4Independent1,660 ft
Competitor 5Independent1,950 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk369
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk78
Within 1 mile3,620
Office-type, half mile132
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Professional services70
Retail53
Other services46
Health care41
Real estate35
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 Seward Park Ave S3,008
Nearest counted road, 2011 count
Other counted roads nearby
Rainier Ave S880 ft15,429
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 98118: 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 6.2 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.
Questions about ZIP 98118.
44 restaurants with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 84 mapped within about a mile of the center.
50,500 residents in 19,176 households, with a median household income of $113,762 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
3,620 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.
