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BMIE Market 15478

Fayette County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)5,560
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±683 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households2,430
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±301 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B11001_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Population, 2010 Census count6,446
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,729
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$67,449
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,964 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age48.0
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±5 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rent$849
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±148 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25064_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median home value$169,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±34,236 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area62.2 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 15478
Restaurants per 10,000 residents3.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+33.3%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+300.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+0.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20288 (range 6–10)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.4 per year, r² 0.59) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score70 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score55 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score74 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score89 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

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Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic file, 1:500k, 2020 vintage. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Why these scores?

Each score is a weighted average of national percentile ranks (0 = lowest of all ZCTAs with that figure, 100 = highest). Weights are set in the model registry, not in code, and every score carries its model version.

BMIE Market Score: 70 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score54.95540%+21.9
Restaurant Opportunity Score74.27435%+26.0
Market Momentum Score89.58925%+22.4
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 55 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)5,5606240%+24.9
Median household income (ACS)67,4494340%+17.2
Households (ACS)2,4306420%+12.8
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 74 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth1009235%+32.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)7.28425%+20.9
Population (ACS)5,5606220%+12.4
Median household income (ACS)67,4494320%+8.6
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 89 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth33.38550%+42.5
10-year restaurant growth1009230%+27.6
20-year restaurant growth3009720%+19.3
Restaurant-count growth only until population and income growth series exist.

A high score is a statistical position among all U.S. ZCTAs, not a prediction that a restaurant will succeed.

Restaurants on file (9)

By cuisine

American 3 · Pizza 3 · Sandwiches 2 · Coffee 1 · Italian 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 7 · Casual dining 3 · Bar 2 · Café 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
BullfeathersCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican1344 Georges Fairchance Rdopen
Family Slice PizzeriaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza220 Outcrop Rdopen
Fat Angelo's Pizzeria Smithfield Fat Angelo's PizzeriaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian100 Ridgeview Dropen
Forty & Eight Voiture EighteenBar4232 Morgantown Rdopen
Fox's Pizza DenRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Sandwiches100 Morgantown St, 100 Morgantown Stopen
Jamie Lynn's CafeCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningCoffee · American1618 Georges Fairchance Rdopen
Mountain View CafeRestaurant (service type not stated)1618 Georges Fairchance Rdopen
Subway SubwayQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Sandwiches2825 Morgantown Rdopen
The Diner on MainCasual diningAmerican92 Main Stopen
Listings: Overture Maps Places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), matched into the BMIE restaurant master. Census establishment counts and listing counts differ by definition (Census counts employer establishments in the reference week; listings are places currently mapped).

Restaurant establishments over time

YearAll food serviceRestaurantsFull-serviceLimited-serviceSnack & beverageBarsIndustry codes
1994642SIC1987
1995532SIC1987
1996734SIC1987
1997853SIC1987
1998852213NAICS1997
1999631113NAICS1997
2000631113NAICS1997
200152113NAICS1997
200222NAICS1997
20034112NAICS2002
200422NAICS2002
200522NAICS2002
20063112NAICS2002
200742112NAICS2002
200842112NAICS2007
200942112NAICS2007
201042112NAICS2007
201152113NAICS2007
201253122NAICS2012
20134222NAICS2012
201453122NAICS2012
201553122NAICS2012
20163221NAICS2012
2017433NAICS2017
2018433NAICS2017
2019654NAICS2017
20207633NAICS2017
20218743NAICS2017
20227633NAICS2022
202354NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 15478. Categories are BMIE roll-ups of the published SIC/NAICS codes (full vs limited service is not split under SIC). More years load in stages.

Nearby markets (within 5 miles)

ZCTADistanceRestaurantsYear
154513.9 mi
154364.7 mi22016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.