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Lowest measured density of fast food in Texas

Q: What does “lowest measured density” mean for fast food?

A ZIP is listed only when Census published at least 5 fast food with paid employees, the ZIP has at least 10,000 residents, and a one-sided Poisson test finds the count statistically below the U.S. rate (p < 0.05). Index 100% is the national density per person present.

Q: Is a low-density ZIP a place to open this kind of business?

No. A low published count of fast food can mean weak demand, no suitable space, residents shopping near work, or businesses with no paid employees that Census ZBP does not count. Each line is a question to check locally, not a recommendation.

Q: Why is a state missing from this list?

A state page exists only when at least one ZIP in the counties we cover clears the same test as the radius search. We do not publish an empty list. Coverage is those counties, not the whole state.

Texas has 120 ZIP codes where published counts of fast food are statistically below the U.S. rate. Coverage is the Texas counties on this site, not the whole state. Same filters as the radius search. Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Includes: Fast food · Quick-service restaurants · Takeout & delivery counters · Pizza delivery · Sandwich & burger chains. Counted together because official statistics use one 722513 code.

Statistically low ZIPs

120

Poisson p < 0.05

Comparable ZIPs

562

published count ≥ 5, ≥ 10,000 residents

U.S. rate

6.7

per 10,000 present

Coverage. Only the Texas counties BizGapMap covers, not the whole state. A missing state page means no ZIP there cleared the test — we do not publish an empty list.

Lowest measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A low published count can mean weak demand, no suitable space, commuters spending elsewhere, or businesses with no paid employees that ZBP does not count. Each line is a question to check locally.

False positives. The test is one-sided at 5% with no correction for looking at many ZIPs. Of 562 comparable ZIPs here, about 28 could clear the bar by chance. Small ZIPs rarely reach significance, so “not on this list” does not mean “no gap”.

ZIP codes

ZIP	City	County	Fast food	Expected	Index	Band	ZIP type	Residents	Test
78542	Edinburg	Hidalgo County	8	61.0	13%	Far below average	Residential	89,401	p < 0.001
75072	Mckinney	Collin County	5	37.5	13%	Far below average	Residential	55,087	p < 0.001
77583	Rosharon	Brazoria County	7	36.8	19%	Far below average	Residential	52,747	p < 0.001
78599	Weslaco	Hidalgo County	5	24.5	20%	Far below average	Residential	35,454	p < 0.001
78617	Del Valle	Travis County	5	21.3	23%	Far below average	Residential	30,756	p < 0.001
78754	Austin	Travis County	7	28.5	25%	Far below average	Mixed	32,690	p < 0.001
77316	Montgomery	Montgomery County	6	24.3	25%	Far below average	Residential	34,694	p < 0.001
78724	Austin	Travis County	6	24.1	25%	Far below average	Residential	31,103	p < 0.001
76001	Arlington	Tarrant County	7	27.9	25%	Far below average	Residential	38,913	p < 0.001
76208	Denton	Denton County	6	22.1	27%	Far below average	Residential	30,025	p < 0.001
76119	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	11	39.6	28%	Far below average	Residential	52,974	p < 0.001
77033	Houston	Harris County	6	21.4	28%	Far below average	Residential	29,154	p < 0.001
77493	Katy	Harris County	15	51.9	29%	Far below average	Residential	71,484	p < 0.001
75009	Celina	Collin County	7	23.8	29%	Far below average	Residential	34,260	p < 0.001
78239	San Antonio	Bexar County	6	20.1	30%	Far below average	Residential	28,609	p < 0.001
77355	Magnolia	Montgomery County	7	23.1	30%	Far below average	Residential	32,847	p < 0.001
78541	Edinburg	Hidalgo County	11	36.0	31%	Far below average	Residential	51,710	p < 0.001
79602	Abilene	Taylor County	7	22.2	32%	Far below average	Residential	27,425	p < 0.001
75241	Dallas	Dallas County	8	24.8	32%	Far below average	Residential	33,840	p < 0.001
77578	Manvel	Brazoria County	7	21.1	33%	Far below average	Residential	30,210	p < 0.001
78732	Austin	Travis County	5	14.9	33%	Far below average	Residential	21,087	p < 0.01
77705	Beaumont	Jefferson County	10	29.8	34%	Far below average	Residential	38,259	p < 0.001
77014	Houston	Harris County	9	25.3	36%	Far below average	Residential	36,119	p < 0.001
75253	Dallas	Dallas County	6	16.7	36%	Far below average	Residential	24,395	p < 0.01
77013	Houston	Harris County	5	13.6	37%	Far below average	Residential	18,259	p < 0.01
77545	Fresno	Fort Bend County	7	18.7	38%	Far below average	Residential	26,236	p < 0.01
76118	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	6	15.9	38%	Far below average	Mixed	17,991	p < 0.01
77047	Houston	Harris County	10	26.2	38%	Far below average	Residential	34,987	p < 0.001
75092	Sherman	Grayson County	8	20.8	38%	Far below average	Residential	28,342	p < 0.01
77016	Houston	Harris County	8	20.8	38%	Far below average	Residential	29,841	p < 0.01
78537	Donna	Hidalgo County	14	36.4	38%	Far below average	Residential	51,426	p < 0.001
75134	Lancaster	Dallas County	6	15.2	39%	Far below average	Residential	19,045	p < 0.01
78242	San Antonio	Bexar County	10	24.7	41%	Far below average	Residential	36,168	p < 0.001
78570	Mercedes	Hidalgo County	10	24.6	41%	Far below average	Residential	34,348	p < 0.001
78254	San Antonio	Bexar County	22	53.8	41%	Far below average	Residential	77,893	p < 0.001
77088	Houston	Harris County	16	38.9	41%	Far below average	Residential	57,047	p < 0.001
75227	Dallas	Dallas County	18	42.3	43%	Far below average	Residential	58,319	p < 0.001
78109	Converse	Bexar County	19	44.3	43%	Far below average	Residential	63,067	p < 0.001
77073	Houston	Harris County	16	37.1	43%	Far below average	Residential	46,084	p < 0.001
77059	Houston	Harris County	6	13.8	44%	Far below average	Residential	18,767	p ≈ 0.016
78744	Austin	Travis County	19	43.1	44%	Far below average	Mixed	50,986	p < 0.001
78641	Leander	Williamson County	32	71.3	45%	Far below average	Residential	99,865	p < 0.001
75236	Dallas	Dallas County	8	17.8	45%	Far below average	Mixed	18,963	p < 0.01
75762	Flint	Smith County	5	11.0	45%	Far below average	Residential	15,704	p ≈ 0.037
77303	Conroe	Montgomery County	10	21.8	46%	Far below average	Residential	28,854	p < 0.01
76209	Denton	Denton County	9	19.3	47%	Far below average	Residential	27,982	p < 0.01
79403	Lubbock	Lubbock County	6	12.9	47%	Far below average	Residential	16,089	p ≈ 0.028
77082	Houston	Harris County	21	44.4	47%	Far below average	Residential	59,412	p < 0.001
76131	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	19	39.9	48%	Far below average	Residential	56,322	p < 0.001
75025	Plano	Collin County	18	37.1	48%	Far below average	Residential	53,202	p < 0.001
78245	San Antonio	Bexar County	33	67.9	49%	Far below average	Residential	96,015	p < 0.001
77441	Fulshear	Fort Bend County	14	28.5	49%	Far below average	Residential	41,324	p < 0.01
78260	San Antonio	Bexar County	13	26.3	49%	Far below average	Residential	38,023	p < 0.01
76014	Arlington	Tarrant County	12	24.2	50%	Far below average	Residential	32,818	p < 0.01
76544	Fort Hood	Bell County	10	20.2	50%	Far below average	Residential	28,191	p < 0.01
77035	Houston	Harris County	13	26.0	50%	Far below average	Residential	36,019	p < 0.01
75217	Dallas	Dallas County	30	58.8	51%	Below average	Residential	85,028	p < 0.001
76247	Justin	Denton County	8	15.6	51%	Below average	Residential	21,726	p ≈ 0.027
78728	Austin	Travis County	12	23.2	52%	Below average	Mixed	26,777	p < 0.01
75082	Richardson	Dallas County	19	36.5	52%	Below average	Mixed	29,618	p < 0.01
77489	Missouri City	Fort Bend County	15	28.6	52%	Below average	Residential	39,292	p < 0.01
77484	Waller	Harris County	7	13.2	53%	Below average	Mixed	14,348	p ≈ 0.049
77053	Houston	Fort Bend County	12	22.5	53%	Below average	Residential	30,198	p ≈ 0.012
76002	Arlington	Tarrant County	13	24.2	54%	Below average	Residential	35,265	p < 0.01
77026	Houston	Harris County	9	16.6	54%	Below average	Residential	21,981	p ≈ 0.032
76226	Argyle	Denton County	17	31.3	54%	Below average	Residential	43,587	p < 0.01
78552	Harlingen	Cameron County	17	31.0	55%	Below average	Residential	42,332	p < 0.01
78653	Manor	Travis County	16	29.1	55%	Below average	Residential	41,291	p < 0.01
77028	Houston	Harris County	8	14.5	55%	Below average	Residential	19,109	p ≈ 0.048
77062	Houston	Harris County	10	18.0	56%	Below average	Residential	25,523	p ≈ 0.031
76052	Haslet	Tarrant County	14	25.2	56%	Below average	Residential	34,249	p ≈ 0.012
78566	Los Fresnos	Cameron County	10	17.9	56%	Below average	Residential	25,110	p ≈ 0.032
77407	Richmond	Fort Bend County	35	62.7	56%	Below average	Residential	88,319	p < 0.001
77447	Hockley	Harris County	10	17.9	56%	Below average	Residential	25,231	p ≈ 0.032
77530	Channelview	Harris County	14	24.9	56%	Below average	Residential	31,527	p ≈ 0.013
77099	Houston	Harris County	22	39.0	56%	Below average	Residential	50,064	p < 0.01
78729	Austin	Williamson County	14	24.8	56%	Below average	Residential	30,460	p ≈ 0.014
75089	Rowlett	Dallas County	14	24.6	57%	Below average	Residential	35,619	p ≈ 0.015
75212	Dallas	Dallas County	13	22.8	57%	Below average	Residential	28,259	p ≈ 0.019
77502	Pasadena	Harris County	15	26.1	58%	Below average	Residential	36,371	p ≈ 0.014
79413	Lubbock	Lubbock County	10	17.4	58%	Below average	Residential	23,343	p ≈ 0.041
78516	Alamo	Hidalgo County	14	24.2	58%	Below average	Residential	34,370	p ≈ 0.018
77038	Houston	Harris County	15	25.9	58%	Below average	Residential	32,637	p ≈ 0.015
79928	El Paso	El Paso County	36	61.3	59%	Below average	Residential	86,599	p < 0.001
78222	San Antonio	Bexar County	12	20.3	59%	Below average	Residential	26,476	p ≈ 0.034
77539	Dickinson	Galveston County	21	35.1	60%	Below average	Residential	49,375	p < 0.01
75036	Frisco	Denton County	14	23.4	60%	Below average	Residential	33,496	p ≈ 0.026
78731	Austin	Travis County	16	26.6	60%	Below average	Mixed	27,507	p ≈ 0.019
76182	North Richland Hills	Tarrant County	13	21.5	60%	Below average	Residential	30,242	p ≈ 0.035
76244	Keller	Tarrant County	34	55.5	61%	Below average	Residential	76,728	p < 0.01
77506	Pasadena	Harris County	16	25.9	62%	Below average	Residential	35,114	p ≈ 0.026
78207	San Antonio	Bexar County	26	42.0	62%	Below average	Residential	55,474	p < 0.01
78660	Pflugerville	Travis County	56	90.4	62%	Below average	Residential	124,834	p < 0.001
78244	San Antonio	Bexar County	17	27.4	62%	Below average	Residential	38,092	p ≈ 0.023
76210	Denton	Denton County	22	35.3	62%	Below average	Residential	47,610	p ≈ 0.011
77373	Spring	Harris County	31	49.5	63%	Below average	Residential	69,739	p < 0.01
78738	Austin	Travis County	16	25.3	63%	Below average	Residential	31,019	p ≈ 0.034
78586	San Benito	Cameron County	23	36.1	64%	Below average	Residential	50,964	p ≈ 0.013
77469	Richmond	Fort Bend County	32	50.0	64%	Below average	Residential	69,826	p < 0.01
75061	Irving	Dallas County	29	45.2	64%	Below average	Residential	56,013	p < 0.01
78573	Mission	Hidalgo County	20	31.0	64%	Below average	Residential	44,809	p ≈ 0.024
77382	Spring	Montgomery County	18	27.9	65%	Below average	Residential	38,986	p ≈ 0.031
77076	Houston	Harris County	15	23.2	65%	Below average	Residential	31,222	p ≈ 0.049
77054	Houston	Harris County	18	27.6	65%	Below average	Mixed	28,272	p ≈ 0.036
77498	Sugar Land	Fort Bend County	24	36.7	65%	Below average	Residential	52,806	p ≈ 0.017
79938	El Paso	El Paso County	46	69.9	66%	Below average	Residential	99,621	p < 0.01
76179	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	38	57.7	66%	Below average	Residential	80,090	p < 0.01
77043	Houston	Harris County	19	28.7	66%	Below average	Mixed	29,048	p ≈ 0.037
78240	San Antonio	Bexar County	29	42.9	68%	Below average	Residential	57,921	p ≈ 0.016
78213	San Antonio	Bexar County	21	30.9	68%	Below average	Residential	40,526	p ≈ 0.040
77060	Houston	Harris County	26	38.1	68%	Below average	Mixed	45,340	p ≈ 0.025
78589	San Juan	Hidalgo County	20	29.1	69%	Below average	Residential	40,231	p ≈ 0.050
75035	Frisco	Collin County	44	63.7	69%	Below average	Residential	89,682	p < 0.01
75216	Dallas	Dallas County	28	40.6	69%	Below average	Residential	55,894	p ≈ 0.024
77041	Houston	Harris County	29	41.9	69%	Below average	Mixed	33,349	p ≈ 0.023
75068	Little Elm	Denton County	35	50.1	70%	Below average	Residential	72,710	p ≈ 0.016
77030	Houston	Harris County	31	44.1	70%	Below average	Employment hub	13,380	p ≈ 0.024
77084	Houston	Harris County	58	81.9	71%	Below average	Residential	110,217	p < 0.01
77064	Houston	Harris County	31	43.6	71%	Below average	Mixed	49,591	p ≈ 0.029
77406	Richmond	Fort Bend County	36	49.2	73%	Below average	Residential	69,918	p ≈ 0.031

Scroll the table sideways to see all columns. Sorted by measured density, lowest first.

How this is built

Who can be listed. ZIPs in the covered counties whose county has at least 15 ZIPs in our data, with at least 10,000 residents, and at least 5 published businesses in this industry. Census hides counts of 0–2; derived remainders are excluded.

Statistically low. P(X ≤ n | expected) < 0.05, where expected is the U.S. establishments-per-person-present rate times this ZIP’s demand (residents + 0.5 × jobs located here). Same definition as the index, so the percentage and the test cannot disagree. Full test →

ZIP type is jobs per resident, not zoning. A residential ZIP can look low because residents shop near work.

Questions

What does “lowest measured density” mean for fast food? A ZIP is listed only when Census published at least 5 fast food with paid employees, the ZIP has at least 10,000 residents, and a one-sided Poisson test finds the count statistically below the U.S. rate (p < 0.05). Index 100% is the national density per person present.

Is a low-density ZIP a place to open this kind of business? No. A low published count of fast food can mean weak demand, no suitable space, residents shopping near work, or businesses with no paid employees that Census ZBP does not count. Each line is a question to check locally, not a recommendation.

Why is a state missing from this list? A state page exists only when at least one ZIP in the counties we cover clears the same test as the radius search. We do not publish an empty list. Coverage is those counties, not the whole state.

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