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BMIE Market 16249

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,791
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±233 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households766
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±102 · 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 count2,089
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units931
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$68,214
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,919 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age52.7
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±6 · 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$677
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±182 · 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$164,400
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,606 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area25.9 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants6
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 16249
Restaurants per 10,000 residents23.9
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-25.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+20.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+500.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20286 (range 3–8)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.04) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score43 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score44 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score44 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score43 / 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: 43 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score43.64440%+17.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score43.74435%+15.3
Market Momentum Score42.94325%+10.7
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 44 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,7914340%+17.1
Median household income (ACS)68,2144440%+17.7
Households (ACS)7664520%+8.9
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 44 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth206335%+22.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)33.51725%+4.3
Population (ACS)1,7914320%+8.5
Median household income (ACS)68,2144420%+8.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 43 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-251150%+5.4
10-year restaurant growth206330%+18.9
20-year restaurant growth2009320%+18.6
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 (9)

By cuisine

Pizza 4 · Italian 3 · American 2 · Dessert 2 · Bakery 1 · Burgers 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Steakhouse 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 7 · Dessert 2 · Bakery 1 · Casual dining 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Charley's Place RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · American114 W Main Stopen
DiMaio's Ristorante'Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningItalian · American106 W Main Stopen
Fox's Pizza DenRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian119 White Oak Rdopen
Frosty's Frozen DelightsDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert119 White Oak Rdopen
Mama's Pizza & Soft ServeRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza733 W. Main St.open
Nana's Bake ShopBakery · DessertBakery · Dessert709 N Water Stopen
Novick'sRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza733 W Main Stopen
Rural Valley, PA - Fox's Pizza Fox's Pizza DenRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza119 White Oak Road, Rural Valley, PA 16249open
Smashers BullpenRestaurant (service type not stated)Burgers · Steakhouse9369 PA-85open
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
1995211SIC1987
1996211SIC1987
1997211SIC1987
19983221NAICS1997
1999222NAICS1997
2000111NAICS1997
2001111NAICS1997
2002222NAICS1997
2003222NAICS2002
20044413NAICS2002
20052211NAICS2002
20063321NAICS2002
20073321NAICS2002
20084422NAICS2007
20094422NAICS2007
20105532NAICS2007
201166321NAICS2007
201255221NAICS2012
201355221NAICS2012
201466231NAICS2012
201566231NAICS2012
201666231NAICS2012
20177733NAICS2017
20188834NAICS2017
20197733NAICS2017
2020663NAICS2017
2021763NAICS2017
2022663NAICS2022
2023663NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 16249. 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
162633.0 mi11996
162444.0 mi12016
157364.7 mi22016
162504.8 mi12000
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.