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BMIE Market 15935

Somerset County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,514
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±503 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,041
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±168 · 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 count2,620
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,157
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$61,941
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16,459 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age44.9
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8 · 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$820
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±117 · 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$99,600
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±22,832 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area22.8 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 15935
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1995 → 2000, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 1997 → 2007, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20181 (range 0–3)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1994–2013 (9 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.01) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score59 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score43 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score74 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score63 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence Medium · 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: 59 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score43.04340%+17.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score74.37435%+26.0
Market Momentum Score62.66325%+15.7
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 43 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,5144940%+19.6
Median household income (ACS)61,9413340%+13.3
Households (ACS)1,0415020%+10.0
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 growth2009735%+34.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.09525%+23.7
Population (ACS)2,5144920%+9.8
Median household income (ACS)61,9413320%+6.7
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 63 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+26.1
10-year restaurant growth2009730%+36.5
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 (4)

By cuisine

Coffee 1

By type

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

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Hollsopple VFWBar148 Veterans Stopen
Laporte's Bar & GrillCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar588 Hyasota Hill Rdopen
SB2W Que CafeCaféCoffee250 Summers Best Lnopen
Wooden Indian TavernBar · Restaurant (service type not stated)3384 Seanor Rdopen
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
1994211SIC1987
1995211SIC1987
199622SIC1987
199711SIC1987
199811NAICS1997
199911NAICS1997
20002111NAICS1997
200111NAICS1997
200211NAICS1997
200311NAICS2002
200411NAICS2002
200511NAICS2002
20062111NAICS2002
200753122NAICS2002
200833NAICS2007
20094113NAICS2007
201022NAICS2007
201133NAICS2007
201244NAICS2012
20134113NAICS2012
201433NAICS2012
201511NAICS2012
201611NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 15935. 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
159371.4 mi
159283.8 mi12016
159534.4 mi
159364.7 mi12005
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.