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Is 98225 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98225 in Whatcom 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 98225, Whatcom County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98225 covers 13 square miles, so its edges are about 2 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 98225
22,612 households
Median household income
$63,941
Residents
50,216
Restaurants with employees, 2023
100

What stands out

  1. A modest daytime workforce within a short walk

    959Jobs
    2,733Households

    959 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,060 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    5Sit-down and casual restaurants
    440 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 5 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (1 chain, 0 local multi-location and 4 independent) and 24 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $177KMiddle-case sales
    $1,450Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $90,000 to $325,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $177,000).

  4. Roeder Ave (WA26P) carries about 10,630 vehicles a day

    10,630Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted roads are Roeder Ave (WA26P), 10,630 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2023), about 710 feet away; Eldridge Ave, 5,554 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2014), about 1,250 feet away; and Lafayette St, 1,547 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 1993), about 1,250 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98225

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98225 can sell each year

Middle case$177K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$90K
High case$325K
Rivals within 2 mi122
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$450 to $2,700 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 mile5

21th percentile for nearby competition among 519 similar businesses in the Bellingham metro area

Under the metro median of 16
Within a quarter mile3
Within 1 mile24

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent440 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent740 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent890 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain2,610 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,640 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,060

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk959
Within 1 mile6,392
Office-type, half mile152

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Manufacturing298
  • Transportation223
  • Wholesale210
  • Professional services59
  • Retail53

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 Roeder Ave (Wa26P)10,630

Nearest counted road, 2023 count

Other counted roads nearby

  • Eldridge Ave1,270 ft5,554
  • Lafayette St1,270 ft1,547

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 13 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 2023); 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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