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Is 98122 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98122 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 98122, King County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98122 covers 2.3 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 98122
23,964 households
Median household income
$106,886
Residents
43,234
Restaurants with employees, 2023
121

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    342Jobs
    18,931Households

    342 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 6,630 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    35Sit-down and casual restaurants
    490 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 35 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 6 local multi-location and 28 independent) and 152 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $355KMiddle-case sales
    $2,950Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $245,000 to $529,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $355,000).

  4. Martin Luther King Jr Way carries about 6,445 vehicles a day

    6,445Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Martin Luther King Jr Way, 6,445 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2008), about 160 feet away; James St, 7,046 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2008), about 540 feet away; and E Cherry St, 6,874 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 540 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98122

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98122 can sell each year

Middle case$355K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$245K
High case$529K
Rivals within 2 mi778
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,250 to $4,400 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 mile35

53th percentile for nearby competition among 10,232 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Near the metro median of 32
Within a quarter mile10
Within 1 mile152

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent490 ft
  • Competitor 2Local group550 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent590 ft
  • Competitor 6Independent610 ft
  • Competitor 7Independent750 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk6,630

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk342
Within 1 mile18,098
Office-type, half mile5,470

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Information4,952
  • Professional services330
  • Food service and lodging280
  • Retail256
  • Health care189

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 Martin Luther King Jr Way6,445

Nearest counted road, 2008 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • James St540 ft7,046
  • E Cherry St540 ft6,874
  • M L King Jr Way E1,140 ft6,445
  • E Union St1,270 ft7,734

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 98122: 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 2.3 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 2008); 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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