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BMIE Market 15940

Cambria County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,841
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±222 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households673
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±101 · 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 count3,992
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units770
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$88,274
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8,665 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age31.2
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · 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$728
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±161 · 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$238,900
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,322 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area24.5 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2022 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 15940
Restaurants per 10,000 residents5.0
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20212 (range 0–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.35) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score49 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score60 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score52 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score30 / 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: 49 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score59.66040%+23.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score51.65235%+18.0
Market Momentum Score29.63025%+7.4
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 60 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,8415640%+22.5
Median household income (ACS)88,2747240%+28.6
Households (ACS)6734220%+8.4
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-33.3935%+3.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)5.29125%+22.7
Population (ACS)3,8415620%+11.3
Median household income (ACS)88,2747220%+14.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 30 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+26.1
10-year restaurant growth-33.3930%+3.5
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

American 3

By type

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

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Keystone RestaurantCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American190 Keystone Rdopen
Keystone TruckstopRestaurant (service type not stated)190 Keystone Rdopen
Loretto Pub and GrillCasual dining · BarAmerican196 St Mary Stopen
Spanky's TavernBarAmerican199 St Mary 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
199411SIC1987
199511SIC1987
199611SIC1987
199711SIC1987
199811NAICS1997
19992111NAICS1997
20003221NAICS1997
20013112NAICS1997
200242112NAICS1997
20034222NAICS2002
20043112NAICS2002
200542112NAICS2002
200653122NAICS2002
200764222NAICS2002
200853211NAICS2007
200942111NAICS2007
201042111NAICS2007
201142111NAICS2007
201253121NAICS2012
201353121NAICS2012
20144111NAICS2012
201552111NAICS2012
201652111NAICS2012
20175NAICS2017
20185NAICS2017
20194NAICS2017
20204NAICS2017
20214NAICS2017
20223NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 15940. 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
166243.3 mi12016
166414.0 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.