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BMIE Market 17018

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,902
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±664 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,877
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±301 · 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 count4,313
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,933
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$72,188
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,949 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age53.1
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$1,063
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±142 · 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$238,700
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±18,306 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area39.8 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 17018
Restaurants per 10,000 residents9.3
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+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file-62.5%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20283 (range 1–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.05) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score46 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score55 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score54 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score21 / 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: 46 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score54.85540%+21.9
Restaurant Opportunity Score54.15435%+18.9
Market Momentum Score21.42125%+5.4
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 55 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,9025640%+22.6
Median household income (ACS)72,1885040%+20.2
Households (ACS)1,8776020%+12.0
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 54 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)7.78225%+20.4
Population (ACS)3,9025620%+11.3
Median household income (ACS)72,1885020%+10.1
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 21 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-251150%+5.4
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
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 (7)

By cuisine

Pizza 2 · American 1 · Burgers 1 · Chicken / wings 1 · Dessert 1 · European 1 · Greek 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Seafood 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 5 · Quick service 2 · Dessert 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
3B Ice Cream (Dauphin)DessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert1430 Peters Mountain Rdopen
Dauphin PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian216 Allegheny Stopen
Fox's Pizza DenRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza982 Peters Mountain Rdopen
Hardee's Hardee'sQuick serviceBurgers · American724 Allegheny Stopen
J B Kelly Seafood ConnectionRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood982 Peters Mountain Rdopen
Krispy Krunchy Chicken Krispy Krunchy ChickenQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Chicken / wings307 High Stopen
Stoney Creek InnRestaurant (service type not stated)Greek · European150 Erie 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
1994981SIC1987
1995651SIC1987
1996642SIC1987
1997743SIC1987
199854131NAICS1997
199965321NAICS1997
200054131NAICS1997
200165141NAICS1997
20023221NAICS1997
20033321NAICS2002
200443211NAICS2002
200543211NAICS2002
200643211NAICS2002
200743211NAICS2002
200843121NAICS2007
200954131NAICS2007
201054131NAICS2007
201154131NAICS2007
201254131NAICS2012
20133312NAICS2012
20144413NAICS2012
20153312NAICS2012
20163312NAICS2012
201733NAICS2017
2018443NAICS2017
2019443NAICS2017
202033NAICS2017
202144NAICS2017
2022443NAICS2022
202333NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 17018. 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
171124.4 mi652023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.