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Is 98188 a good location for a nail salon?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98188 in King County, Washington for a nail salon: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the nail salons already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 98188, King County, Washington

Nail salon. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98188 covers 8.1 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 17, 2026.

ZIP 98188
11,430 households
Median household income
$76,438
Residents
27,311
Nail salons with employees, 2023
13

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    26Jobs
    4,163Households

    26 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 922 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Beauty salons and nail salons
    0.51 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 beauty salons and nail salons within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 22 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $198KMiddle-case sales
    $2,500Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $217,000 to $196,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $198,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    11,515Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are S 178th St, 11,515 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 790 feet away; Military Rd S, 9,970 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 830 feet away; and S 176th St, 12,890 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 880 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98188

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98188 can sell each year

Middle case$198K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$217K
High case$196K
Rivals within 3.5 mi104
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,800 to $2,450 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 mile0

3th percentile for nearby competition among 2,698 similar businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area

Under the metro median of 8
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile22

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group2,690 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent2,780 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,920 ft
  • Competitor 4Local group3,330 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent3,520 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk922

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk26
Within 1 mile11,667
Office-type, half mile63

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail534
  • Food service and lodging220
  • Construction40
  • Professional services39
  • Other services17

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 S 178Th St11,515

Nearest counted road, 1993 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Military Rd S830 ft9,970
  • S 176Th St880 ft12,890
  • I-51,240 ft213,577

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

What an address adds

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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 8.1 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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