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Specialty food & bakery in Downtown Pottstown

Downtown Pottstown supports roughly 4.7 specialty food & bakery by population but has 2; 33 restaurants, 4 grocery, 1 coffee & cafés.

71
Opportunity Score
out of 100
Recommended areaAI
Downtown Pottstown
Market radiusCalc
1.75 mi
Population servedCalc
23,357
Est. daily trafficSource
16,454
Existing competitorsCalc
2
Complementary nearbyCalc
39
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  1. 01
    Complementary businesses
    33 restaurants, 4 grocery, 1 coffee & cafés
    Calc
  2. 02
    Population in market radius
    ~23,357 residents within 1.75 mi
    Calc
  3. 03
    Population growth
    +19.6% 5-year growth in Downtown Pottstown
    Source
  4. 04
    Competitive headroom
    2 registered specialty food & bakery within 1.75 mi vs. ~4.7 supportable
    Calc
  5. 05
    Residential density
    ~9,624 households in radius
    Calc
Recommended area

Downtown Pottstown

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FactorPoints / max
Complementary businessesCalc12 / 12
35 restaurants, 4 grocery, 1 coffee & cafés
Population in market radiusCalc10 / 10
~23,392 residents within 1.75 mi
Population growthSource10 / 10
+19.6% 5-year growth in Downtown Pottstown
Competitive headroomCalc8 / 14
2 registered specialty food & bakery within 1.75 mi vs. ~4.7 supportable
Residential densityCalc7 / 7
~9,638 households in radius
Household spending powerCalc6 / 6
~5,384 households in radius above poverty with $75k+ income profile (60% county share, 25% college-educated)
Industry momentumSource4 / 4
Food and beverage stores: +15.7% county employment since 2019 — 409 establishments, 14,251 employees, average pay $25,413; establishments +2.3% since 2019.
Daytime / employment densitySource3 / 4
4,690 daytime population in Downtown Pottstown
Migration into the countySource3 / 3
46,190 people moved into the county in a year (54 per 1,000 residents); largest outside source New Jersey (2,842 people)
Traffic exposureSource3 / 10
~16,522 vehicles/day at nearest count
Visitor demandCalc3 / 3
5 hotels nearby; airport within 2 mi
Nearby institutionsSource3 / 3
16 institutions within 1.5 mi (0 daily visitors)
Household incomeSource1 / 10
$41,740 median household income
Development pipelineSource0 / 4
0 housing units, 0 sq ft in pipeline
Complementary businessesCalc
  • Restaurants33
  • Grocery4
  • Coffee & cafés1
  • Apparel & accessories1
Growth indicatorsSource
  • Former Levengood Dairy redevelopment
    approved (2027)
  • Transfiguration Lutheran Church site redevelopment
    planned (2028)
  • Mercury building adaptive reuse (N Hanover St)
    approved (2027)
  • Former Maria Assunta Lodge reuse (Cherry & Frank)
    planned (2027)
RisksAI
  • !2 existing specialty food & bakery already operate within 1.75 mi
  • !Median household income in Downtown Pottstown ($41,740) is below the city average
  • !OpenStreetMap under-counts some competitors; verify with a field survey before committing
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