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BMIE Market 16646

Cambria County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,185
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±307 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households913
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±122 · 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 count2,558
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,072
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$66,359
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8,595 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age51.4
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$613
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±198 · 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$119,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±5,957 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area18.1 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 16646
Restaurants per 10,000 residents3.9
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-50.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20211 (range 0–3)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, 0.0 per year, r² 0.02) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score40 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score45 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score42 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score28 / 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: 40 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score44.64540%+17.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score42.44235%+14.8
Market Momentum Score27.82825%+7.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 45 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,1854640%+18.6
Median household income (ACS)66,3594140%+16.5
Households (ACS)9134820%+9.6
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 42 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.69325%+23.3
Population (ACS)2,1854620%+9.3
Median household income (ACS)66,3594120%+8.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 28 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+26.1
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.7
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 (5)

By cuisine

American 1 · Coffee 1 · Pizza 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Food truck 2 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 2 · Bar 1 · Café 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Beaver Street CafeCaféCoffee · American316 Beaver Stopen
Davey's LoungeBarBridge Stopen
Fox's Pizza Den Fox's Pizza Den & ArcadeRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza297 Beaver Stopen
Martins KettleRestaurant (service type not stated) · Food truck108 Park Rdopen
Mayer's Sandwich KingSpecialty food shop · Quick service · Food truckSandwiches204 Ridge 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
199411SIC1987
199511SIC1987
199611SIC1987
1997211SIC1987
19982111NAICS1997
19992111NAICS1997
20002111NAICS1997
20012111NAICS1997
20022111NAICS1997
200342111NAICS2002
200442111NAICS2002
200542111NAICS2002
20064221NAICS2002
20072111NAICS2002
2008211NAICS2007
2009211NAICS2007
2010211NAICS2007
2011211NAICS2007
2012322NAICS2012
2013322NAICS2012
2014211NAICS2012
2015211NAICS2012
2016211NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 16646. 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
166752.5 mi12013
157382.9 mi
157734.1 mi12001
166924.3 mi12016
157754.8 mi12004
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.