Is 98144 a good location for a gym?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98144 in King County, Washington for a gym: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gyms already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 98144, King County, Washington

Gym. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98144 covers 3.4 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 22, 2026.

ZIP 98144
16,019 households
Median household income
$96,969
Residents
33,787
Gyms with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    87Jobs
    8,715Households

    87 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 2,107 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    6Similar businesses
    0.29 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 6 boxing, cycling, boot camp and training studios and gyms and fitness centers within half a mile (1 chain, 1 local multi-location and 4 independent) and 14 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $487KMiddle-case sales
    $6,100Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $462,000 to $561,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $487,000).

  4. 31st Ave S carries about 3,867 vehicles a day

    3,867Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are 31st Ave S, 3,867 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2008), about 260 feet away; Lake Washington Blvd S, 5,156 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 1,050 feet away; and Lakeside Ave S, 4,296 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 1,100 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 98144 can sell each year

Middle case$487K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$462K
High case$561K
Rivals within 3.5 mi148
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$3,850 to $7,000 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 mile6

60th percentile for nearby competition among 1,627 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

1.5× the metro median of 4
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile14

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent1,530 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent1,890 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group2,360 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,600 ft
  • Competitor 6Chain2,610 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk2,107

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk87
Within 1 mile6,209
Office-type, half mile246

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Manufacturing560
  • Health care391
  • Food service and lodging211
  • Retail192
  • Transportation142

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 31St Ave S3,867

Nearest counted road, 2008 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Lake Washington Blvd S1,050 ft5,156
  • Lakeside Ave S1,100 ft4,296
  • 35Th Ave S1,220 ft1,719

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 98144: 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 gym 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 3.4 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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