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BMIE Market 15698

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)789
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±365 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households359
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±175 · 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 count791
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units406
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$49,375
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±41,500 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age29.2
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±25 · 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$856
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±118 · 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$119,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±70,503 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area1.4 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 15698
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2008 → 2013, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20210 (range 0–2)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2003–2016 (11 points, -0.2 per year, r² 0.66) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score25 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score23 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score25 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score28 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

Map

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: 25 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score23.12340%+9.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score25.52535%+8.9
Market Momentum Score27.82825%+7.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 23 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)7892840%+11.2
Median household income (ACS)49,3751440%+5.6
Households (ACS)3593120%+6.2
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 25 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)12.76225%+15.4
Population (ACS)7892820%+5.6
Median household income (ACS)49,3751420%+2.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 28 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.4
20-year restaurant growth02820%+5.6
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 (2)

By cuisine

Bakery 1

By type

Bakery 1 · Bar 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Creekside SaloonBar132 March Stopen
Millie's Millie'sBakeryBakery116 Hwy 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
199611SIC1987
199711SIC1987
19982211NAICS1997
19992211NAICS1997
20002211NAICS1997
20013321NAICS1997
2002333NAICS1997
20033321NAICS2002
20043321NAICS2002
20053321NAICS2002
200632111NAICS2002
2007111NAICS2002
2008111NAICS2007
20111NAICS2007
2012111NAICS2012
2013111NAICS2012
2014111NAICS2012
2015111NAICS2012
2016111NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 15698. 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
156951.2 mi
156402.4 mi
156792.5 mi12016
156632.7 mi12007
150893.3 mi62023
156373.5 mi32018
156253.9 mi
156724.1 mi112023
156174.1 mi12016
154794.5 mi32019
156605.0 mi12004
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.