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BMIE Market 17535

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,042
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±875 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households773
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±184 · 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 count2,458
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units720
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$108,774
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,939 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age22.6
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$1,527
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±610 · 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$409,700
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±96,275 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area12.7 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 17535
Restaurants per 10,000 residents4.1
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
Restaurant growth, 20-year-66.7%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20210 (range 0–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2004–2016 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.33) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score50 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score64 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score53 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score23 / 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: 50 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score64.36440%+25.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score53.55335%+18.7
Market Momentum Score22.52325%+5.6
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 64 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,0425240%+20.9
Median household income (ACS)108,7748640%+34.4
Households (ACS)7734520%+8.9
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 53 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)3.39725%+24.2
Population (ACS)3,0425220%+10.5
Median household income (ACS)108,7748620%+17.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 23 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.4
20-year restaurant growth-66.7120%+0.2
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 (3)

By cuisine

American 1

By type

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

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
A&J's twisted kitchenCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American3572 Lincoln Hwyopen
Thai BasilRestaurant (service type not stated)5336 Mine Rdopen
Kinzers Station Tavern IncBar3572 Lincoln Hwy Eclosed
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
199432———1SIC1987
199532———1SIC1987
199643———1SIC1987
199733————SIC1987
199844—22—NAICS1997
199944—22—NAICS1997
200066—42—NAICS1997
200155—32—NAICS1997
200222—2——NAICS1997
200322—2——NAICS2002
200422—2——NAICS2002
200522—2——NAICS2002
200622—2——NAICS2002
20071————1NAICS2002
20081————1NAICS2007
200921—1—1NAICS2007
201021—1—1NAICS2007
201121—1—1NAICS2007
201221—1—1NAICS2012
201321—1—1NAICS2012
201421—1—1NAICS2012
201532—2—1NAICS2012
201631—1—1NAICS2012
20223—————NAICS2022
20234—————NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 17535. 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
175272.2 mi152023
175293.8 mi42023
175624.1 mi42023
175344.4 mi62023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.