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Lowest measured density of restaurants in Texas

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

A ZIP is listed only when Census published at least 5 restaurants 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 restaurants 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 We do not publish an empty list.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 179 ZIP codes where published counts of restaurants 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: Sit-down restaurants with table service · Mexican, Chinese, Italian and other cuisines · Steakhouses and seafood restaurants. Census publishes one 6-digit code (722511) and does not split these types. The density index uses that one count.

Statistically low ZIPs

179

Poisson p < 0.05

Comparable ZIPs

520

published count ≥ 5, ≥ 10,000 residents

U.S. rate

6.4

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 A missing state page means no ZIP there cleared the test — we do not publish an empty list.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 520 comparable ZIPs here, about 26 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	Restaurants	Expected	Index	Band	ZIP type	Residents	Test
75227	Dallas	Dallas County	6	40.5	15%	Far below average	Residential	58,319	p < 0.001
77088	Houston	Harris County	6	37.2	16%	Far below average	Residential	57,047	p < 0.001
78573	Mission	Hidalgo County	5	29.7	17%	Far below average	Residential	44,809	p < 0.001
78574	Mission	Hidalgo County	7	41.0	17%	Far below average	Residential	62,456	p < 0.001
78542	Edinburg	Hidalgo County	10	58.4	17%	Far below average	Residential	89,401	p < 0.001
76123	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	5	28.5	18%	Far below average	Residential	42,957	p < 0.001
77066	Houston	Harris County	5	28.3	18%	Far below average	Residential	39,311	p < 0.001
75216	Dallas	Dallas County	7	38.8	18%	Far below average	Residential	55,894	p < 0.001
77489	Missouri City	Fort Bend County	5	27.4	18%	Far below average	Residential	39,292	p < 0.001
76140	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	5	26.7	19%	Far below average	Mixed	33,321	p < 0.001
78537	Donna	Hidalgo County	7	34.8	20%	Far below average	Residential	51,426	p < 0.001
77038	Houston	Harris County	5	24.8	20%	Far below average	Residential	32,637	p < 0.001
78570	Mercedes	Hidalgo County	5	23.5	21%	Far below average	Residential	34,348	p < 0.001
77030	Houston	Harris County	9	42.3	21%	Far below average	Employment hub	13,380	p < 0.001
75217	Dallas	Dallas County	12	56.3	21%	Far below average	Residential	85,028	p < 0.001
75072	Mckinney	Collin County	8	35.9	22%	Far below average	Residential	55,087	p < 0.001
79416	Lubbock	Lubbock County	6	25.5	24%	Far below average	Residential	36,442	p < 0.001
78260	San Antonio	Bexar County	6	25.2	24%	Far below average	Residential	38,023	p < 0.001
76182	North Richland Hills	Tarrant County	5	20.6	24%	Far below average	Residential	30,242	p < 0.001
76052	Haslet	Tarrant County	6	24.1	25%	Far below average	Residential	34,249	p < 0.001
76179	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	14	55.3	25%	Far below average	Residential	80,090	p < 0.001
77583	Rosharon	Brazoria County	9	35.3	26%	Far below average	Residential	52,747	p < 0.001
75181	Mesquite	Dallas County	5	19.6	26%	Far below average	Residential	29,788	p < 0.001
78516	Alamo	Hidalgo County	6	23.2	26%	Far below average	Residential	34,370	p < 0.001
76112	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	8	30.7	26%	Far below average	Residential	44,514	p < 0.001
78541	Edinburg	Hidalgo County	9	34.4	26%	Far below average	Residential	51,710	p < 0.001
76001	Arlington	Tarrant County	7	26.8	26%	Far below average	Residential	38,913	p < 0.001
75228	Dallas	Dallas County	13	46.6	28%	Far below average	Residential	67,714	p < 0.001
77073	Houston	Harris County	10	35.5	28%	Far below average	Residential	46,084	p < 0.001
77082	Houston	Harris County	12	42.6	28%	Far below average	Residential	59,412	p < 0.001
78109	Converse	Bexar County	12	42.4	28%	Far below average	Residential	63,067	p < 0.001
76036	Crowley	Tarrant County	7	24.4	29%	Far below average	Residential	36,044	p < 0.001
77014	Houston	Harris County	7	24.2	29%	Far below average	Residential	36,119	p < 0.001
75224	Dallas	Dallas County	7	23.7	30%	Far below average	Residential	35,105	p < 0.001
78599	Weslaco	Hidalgo County	7	23.5	30%	Far below average	Residential	35,454	p < 0.001
77044	Houston	Harris County	12	40.0	30%	Far below average	Residential	58,347	p < 0.001
77493	Katy	Harris County	15	49.7	30%	Far below average	Residential	71,484	p < 0.001
76002	Arlington	Tarrant County	7	23.1	30%	Far below average	Residential	35,265	p < 0.001
78633	Georgetown	Williamson County	6	19.8	30%	Far below average	Residential	29,309	p < 0.001
78244	San Antonio	Bexar County	8	26.3	30%	Far below average	Residential	38,092	p < 0.001
75407	Princeton	Collin County	7	22.6	31%	Far below average	Residential	34,171	p < 0.001
78239	San Antonio	Bexar County	6	19.3	31%	Far below average	Residential	28,609	p < 0.001
78744	Austin	Travis County	13	41.3	31%	Far below average	Mixed	50,986	p < 0.001
76549	Killeen	Bell County	12	37.4	32%	Far below average	Residential	56,038	p < 0.001
77035	Houston	Harris County	8	24.9	32%	Far below average	Residential	36,019	p < 0.001
77099	Houston	Harris County	12	37.4	32%	Far below average	Residential	50,064	p < 0.001
77041	Houston	Harris County	13	40.1	32%	Far below average	Mixed	33,349	p < 0.001
76105	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	5	15.3	33%	Far below average	Residential	22,228	p < 0.01
77043	Houston	Harris County	9	27.5	33%	Far below average	Mixed	29,048	p < 0.001
77530	Channelview	Harris County	8	23.8	34%	Far below average	Residential	31,527	p < 0.001
78747	Austin	Travis County	5	14.8	34%	Far below average	Residential	22,180	p < 0.01
77093	Houston	Harris County	11	32.2	34%	Far below average	Residential	46,407	p < 0.001
76108	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	13	37.5	35%	Far below average	Mixed	45,537	p < 0.001
78586	San Benito	Cameron County	12	34.6	35%	Far below average	Residential	50,964	p < 0.001
77365	Porter	Montgomery County	11	31.6	35%	Far below average	Residential	46,418	p < 0.001
78254	San Antonio	Bexar County	18	51.6	35%	Far below average	Residential	77,893	p < 0.001
77447	Hockley	Harris County	6	17.1	35%	Far below average	Residential	25,231	p < 0.01
78220	San Antonio	Bexar County	5	14.2	35%	Far below average	Residential	19,423	p < 0.01
77318	Willis	Montgomery County	5	14.2	35%	Far below average	Residential	20,792	p < 0.01
78653	Manor	Travis County	10	27.8	36%	Far below average	Residential	41,291	p < 0.001
78754	Austin	Travis County	10	27.3	37%	Far below average	Mixed	32,690	p < 0.001
75043	Garland	Dallas County	16	43.6	37%	Far below average	Residential	63,152	p < 0.001
78634	Hutto	Williamson County	12	32.3	37%	Far below average	Residential	46,413	p < 0.001
77396	Humble	Harris County	16	43.0	37%	Far below average	Residential	61,735	p < 0.001
78665	Round Rock	Williamson County	18	47.6	38%	Far below average	Residential	66,171	p < 0.001
78250	San Antonio	Bexar County	15	39.4	38%	Far below average	Residential	57,323	p < 0.001
76133	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	14	36.6	38%	Far below average	Residential	53,958	p < 0.001
78253	San Antonio	Bexar County	18	47.0	38%	Far below average	Residential	69,282	p < 0.001
75707	Tyler	Smith County	5	13.1	38%	Far below average	Residential	17,532	p ≈ 0.010
78245	San Antonio	Bexar County	25	65.1	38%	Far below average	Residential	96,015	p < 0.001
77705	Beaumont	Jefferson County	11	28.5	39%	Far below average	Residential	38,259	p < 0.001
77067	Houston	Harris County	9	22.8	39%	Far below average	Residential	30,491	p < 0.001
75068	Little Elm	Denton County	19	48.0	40%	Far below average	Residential	72,710	p < 0.001
77502	Pasadena	Harris County	10	25.0	40%	Far below average	Residential	36,371	p < 0.001
76226	Argyle	Denton County	12	29.9	40%	Far below average	Residential	43,587	p < 0.001
79928	El Paso	El Paso County	24	58.7	41%	Far below average	Residential	86,599	p < 0.001
78233	San Antonio	Bexar County	15	36.5	41%	Far below average	Residential	48,911	p < 0.001
77060	Houston	Harris County	15	36.5	41%	Far below average	Mixed	45,340	p < 0.001
77054	Houston	Harris County	11	26.4	42%	Far below average	Mixed	28,272	p < 0.001
75115	Desoto	Dallas County	17	40.6	42%	Far below average	Residential	56,211	p < 0.001
79603	Abilene	Taylor County	7	16.7	42%	Far below average	Residential	23,548	p < 0.01
76708	Waco	McLennan County	8	18.9	42%	Far below average	Residential	27,790	p < 0.01
75137	Duncanville	Dallas County	6	14.1	43%	Far below average	Residential	19,729	p ≈ 0.014
77345	Kingwood	Harris County	8	18.7	43%	Far below average	Residential	27,917	p < 0.01
75050	Grand Prairie	Dallas County	18	42.0	43%	Far below average	Mixed	44,889	p < 0.001
77012	Houston	Harris County	5	11.6	43%	Far below average	Residential	16,286	p ≈ 0.026
75159	Seagoville	Dallas County	7	16.0	44%	Far below average	Residential	23,456	p < 0.01
78552	Harlingen	Cameron County	13	29.7	44%	Far below average	Residential	42,332	p < 0.001
77075	Houston	Harris County	13	29.6	44%	Far below average	Residential	40,626	p < 0.001
75215	Dallas	Dallas County	6	13.6	44%	Far below average	Residential	18,895	p ≈ 0.018
76131	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	17	38.2	44%	Far below average	Residential	56,322	p < 0.001
77578	Manvel	Brazoria County	9	20.2	45%	Far below average	Residential	30,210	p < 0.01
75154	Red Oak	Ellis County	16	35.6	45%	Far below average	Residential	52,516	p < 0.001
76103	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	5	11.1	45%	Far below average	Residential	15,975	p ≈ 0.035
78728	Austin	Travis County	10	22.2	45%	Far below average	Mixed	26,777	p < 0.01
77061	Houston	Harris County	9	20.0	45%	Far below average	Mixed	24,004	p < 0.01
76537	Jarrell	Williamson County	5	11.0	46%	Far below average	Residential	16,272	p ≈ 0.038
77503	Pasadena	Harris County	9	19.7	46%	Far below average	Mixed	23,866	p < 0.01
75791	Whitehouse	Smith County	5	10.9	46%	Far below average	Residential	15,786	p ≈ 0.039
77020	Houston	Harris County	8	17.4	46%	Far below average	Residential	23,686	p < 0.01
78660	Pflugerville	Travis County	40	86.6	46%	Far below average	Residential	124,834	p < 0.001
76542	Killeen	Bell County	17	36.7	46%	Far below average	Residential	53,892	p < 0.001
76266	Sanger	Denton County	6	12.9	46%	Far below average	Residential	18,155	p ≈ 0.027
77062	Houston	Harris County	8	17.2	46%	Far below average	Residential	25,523	p ≈ 0.011
78242	San Antonio	Bexar County	11	23.6	47%	Far below average	Residential	36,168	p < 0.01
76247	Justin	Denton County	7	14.9	47%	Far below average	Residential	21,726	p ≈ 0.019
75051	Grand Prairie	Dallas County	15	31.8	47%	Far below average	Residential	40,884	p < 0.001
76014	Arlington	Tarrant County	11	23.2	47%	Far below average	Residential	32,818	p < 0.01
77484	Waller	Harris County	6	12.6	48%	Far below average	Mixed	14,348	p ≈ 0.032
77441	Fulshear	Fort Bend County	13	27.3	48%	Far below average	Residential	41,324	p < 0.01
77303	Conroe	Montgomery County	10	20.9	48%	Far below average	Residential	28,854	p < 0.01
75048	Sachse	Dallas County	10	20.9	48%	Far below average	Residential	30,993	p < 0.01
77469	Richmond	Fort Bend County	23	47.9	48%	Far below average	Residential	69,826	p < 0.001
75060	Irving	Dallas County	16	33.1	48%	Far below average	Residential	47,591	p < 0.001
76244	Keller	Tarrant County	26	53.1	49%	Far below average	Residential	76,728	p < 0.001
75409	Anna	Collin County	9	18.3	49%	Far below average	Residential	27,131	p ≈ 0.013
79904	El Paso	El Paso County	11	22.0	50%	Far below average	Residential	32,976	p < 0.01
78221	San Antonio	Bexar County	18	35.8	50%	Below average	Mixed	42,178	p < 0.001
77346	Humble	Harris County	27	53.7	50%	Below average	Residential	79,538	p < 0.001
76012	Arlington	Tarrant County	10	19.8	50%	Below average	Residential	27,991	p ≈ 0.012
76227	Aubrey	Denton County	21	41.7	50%	Below average	Residential	62,127	p < 0.001
75061	Irving	Dallas County	22	43.3	51%	Below average	Residential	56,013	p < 0.001
77032	Houston	Harris County	12	23.2	52%	Below average	Employment hub	12,403	p < 0.01
76117	Haltom City	Tarrant County	13	24.8	52%	Below average	Residential	32,950	p < 0.01
75009	Celina	Collin County	12	22.8	53%	Below average	Residential	34,260	p ≈ 0.010
77083	Houston	Harris County	26	49.3	53%	Below average	Residential	73,230	p < 0.001
77373	Spring	Harris County	25	47.4	53%	Below average	Residential	69,739	p < 0.001
76106	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	15	28.1	53%	Below average	Residential	35,946	p < 0.01
77089	Houston	Harris County	21	39.2	54%	Below average	Residential	57,741	p < 0.01
78380	Robstown	Nueces County	9	16.6	54%	Below average	Residential	23,149	p ≈ 0.033
75238	Dallas	Dallas County	14	25.7	55%	Below average	Residential	33,199	p < 0.01
79930	El Paso	El Paso County	9	16.3	55%	Below average	Residential	24,123	p ≈ 0.038
75149	Mesquite	Dallas County	24	43.2	56%	Below average	Residential	58,262	p < 0.01
78641	Leander	Williamson County	38	68.3	56%	Below average	Residential	99,865	p < 0.001
78628	Georgetown	Williamson County	20	35.8	56%	Below average	Residential	50,822	p < 0.01
75025	Plano	Collin County	20	35.5	56%	Below average	Residential	53,202	p < 0.01
75057	Lewisville	Denton County	11	19.1	58%	Below average	Mixed	17,958	p ≈ 0.033
77095	Houston	Harris County	29	50.2	58%	Below average	Residential	69,767	p < 0.001
75036	Frisco	Denton County	13	22.4	58%	Below average	Residential	33,496	p ≈ 0.023
76020	Azle	Tarrant County	14	23.7	59%	Below average	Residential	34,602	p ≈ 0.023
77536	Deer Park	Harris County	17	28.7	59%	Below average	Mixed	33,174	p ≈ 0.013
75211	Dallas	Dallas County	32	53.7	60%	Below average	Residential	73,534	p < 0.001
75044	Garland	Dallas County	19	31.7	60%	Below average	Residential	47,529	p ≈ 0.011
77407	Richmond	Fort Bend County	36	60.0	60%	Below average	Residential	88,319	p < 0.001
76705	Waco	McLennan County	14	23.3	60%	Below average	Residential	31,616	p ≈ 0.027
78727	Austin	Travis County	14	23.2	60%	Below average	Residential	29,958	p ≈ 0.029
77381	Spring	Montgomery County	17	27.9	61%	Below average	Residential	36,139	p ≈ 0.019
78589	San Juan	Hidalgo County	17	27.9	61%	Below average	Residential	40,231	p ≈ 0.019
78207	San Antonio	Bexar County	25	40.2	62%	Below average	Residential	55,474	p < 0.01
79907	El Paso	El Paso County	21	33.6	63%	Below average	Residential	46,365	p ≈ 0.014
76110	Fort Worth	Tarrant County	15	24.0	63%	Below average	Residential	33,441	p ≈ 0.035
79938	El Paso	El Paso County	42	66.9	63%	Below average	Residential	99,621	p < 0.001
79927	El Paso	El Paso County	19	30.1	63%	Below average	Residential	44,444	p ≈ 0.021
75038	Irving	Dallas County	22	34.6	64%	Below average	Mixed	32,755	p ≈ 0.015
77357	New Caney	Montgomery County	17	26.0	65%	Below average	Residential	37,592	p ≈ 0.041
77015	Houston	Harris County	28	42.7	66%	Below average	Residential	58,415	p ≈ 0.011
76712	Woodway	McLennan County	19	28.9	66%	Below average	Mixed	29,118	p ≈ 0.033
77080	Houston	Harris County	22	33.3	66%	Below average	Residential	47,638	p ≈ 0.025
77049	Houston	Harris County	19	28.7	66%	Below average	Residential	40,418	p ≈ 0.037
75098	Wylie	Collin County	32	48.0	67%	Below average	Residential	69,325	p < 0.01
78414	Corpus Christi	Nueces County	25	37.3	67%	Below average	Residential	54,263	p ≈ 0.022
77092	Houston	Harris County	22	32.8	67%	Below average	Mixed	36,938	p ≈ 0.030
77389	Spring	Harris County	25	37.1	67%	Below average	Mixed	45,701	p ≈ 0.023
76502	Temple	Bell County	26	38.6	67%	Below average	Residential	52,669	p ≈ 0.021
78723	Austin	Travis County	20	29.7	67%	Below average	Residential	38,129	p ≈ 0.040
78247	San Antonio	Bexar County	26	38.5	67%	Below average	Residential	51,933	p ≈ 0.021
77406	Richmond	Fort Bend County	32	47.1	68%	Below average	Residential	69,918	p ≈ 0.013
77521	Baytown	Harris County	34	49.8	68%	Below average	Residential	69,038	p ≈ 0.012
78741	Austin	Travis County	23	33.6	69%	Below average	Residential	45,951	p ≈ 0.035
75002	Allen	Collin County	36	52.2	69%	Below average	Residential	75,057	p ≈ 0.012
78228	San Antonio	Bexar County	28	40.1	70%	Below average	Residential	56,165	p ≈ 0.028
76065	Midlothian	Ellis County	24	34.3	70%	Below average	Residential	47,438	p ≈ 0.041
75071	Mckinney	Collin County	37	52.0	71%	Below average	Residential	72,964	p ≈ 0.018
78748	Austin	Travis County	28	39.2	71%	Below average	Residential	55,631	p ≈ 0.039
75019	Coppell	Dallas County	35	48.4	72%	Below average	Mixed	44,917	p ≈ 0.027
78577	Pharr	Hidalgo County	44	59.2	74%	Below average	Residential	80,540	p ≈ 0.024
75243	Dallas	Dallas County	41	54.0	76%	Below average	Mixed	63,481	p ≈ 0.040
75052	Grand Prairie	Dallas County	52	67.7	77%	Below average	Residential	97,278	p ≈ 0.029
78521	Brownsville	Cameron County	50	64.8	77%	Below average	Residential	87,380	p ≈ 0.034

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 restaurants? A ZIP is listed only when Census published at least 5 restaurants 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 restaurants 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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