What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98226 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.
ZIP 98226, Whatcom County, Washington
Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98226 covers 106 square miles, so its edges are about 6 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 98226
20,048 households
Median household income
$79,375
Residents
46,782
Restaurants with employees, 2023
48
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
1Jobs
0Households
1 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 114 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
0Sit-down and casual restaurants
0.75 miNearest rival
Overture's places data lists 0 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 6 within a mile.
What spending nearby can support
$436KMiddle-case sales
$3,650Rent the middle case supports
Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $260,000 to $761,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $436,000).
Hannegan Rd carries about 11,986 vehicles a day
11,986Vehicles a day
The nearest counted road is Hannegan Rd, 11,986 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2009), about 2,500 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 98226
Computed from public records at this location
What the center of ZIP 98226 can sell each year
Middle case$436K
Sales a year, planning range
Low case$260K
High case$761K
Rivals within 2 mi16
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,300 to $6,350 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
4th percentile for nearby competition among 519 similar businesses in the Bellingham metro area
Under the metro median of 16
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile6
Nearest competitors
Competitor 1Independent3,950 ft
Competitor 2Independent4,010 ft
Competitor 3Local group4,100 ft
Competitor 4Local group4,110 ft
Competitor 5Independent4,150 ft
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk114
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk1
Within 1 mile2,464
Office-type, half mile30
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Construction49
Other services33
Finance and insurance30
Transportation1
Administrative support1
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 Hannegan Rd11,986
Nearest counted road, 2009 count
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 98226: 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 106 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 2009); 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 98226.
48 restaurants with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns), and 6 mapped within about a mile of the center.
46,782 residents in 20,048 households, with a median household income of $79,375 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
2,464 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.
