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Is 98501 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 98501 in Thurston 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 98501, Thurston County, Washington

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 98501 covers 35 square miles, so its edges are about 3.5 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 98501
19,783 households
Median household income
$97,198
Residents
48,067
Restaurants with employees, 2023
64

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    52Jobs
    1,385Households

    52 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 152 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    1Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.41 miNearest rival

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

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $5.6MMiddle-case sales
    $46,300Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $4.3 million to $6.5 million a year in sales for this business (middle case $5.6 million).

  4. 73rd Ave SE carries about 82 vehicles a day

    82Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is 73rd Ave SE, 82 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2010), about 1,550 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 98501

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 98501 can sell each year

Middle case$5.6M

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$4.3M
High case$6.5M
Rivals within 2 mi10
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$21,650 to $54,500 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 mile1

7th percentile for nearby competition among 516 similar businesses in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area

Under the metro median of 19
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile1

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent2,170 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk152

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk52
Within 1 mile623
Office-type, half mile18

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Wholesale46
  • Manufacturing28
  • Construction26
  • Food service and lodging25
  • Professional services14

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 73Rd Ave Se82

Nearest counted road, 2010 count

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

What an address adds

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  • 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 35 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 2010); 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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