BMIE Market 17579

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	6,875 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±424 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	2,288 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±175 · 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 count	5,935 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	2,179 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$91,621 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8,139 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	37.9 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4 · 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	$1,048 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±304 · 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	$349,400 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,444 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	14.6 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	5 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 17579
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	18.5 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	-44.4% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	-44.4% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	-37.5% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	-28.6% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	4 (range 1–8) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.3 per year, r² 0.28) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	47 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	69 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	51 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	7 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

Map

Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic file, 1:500k, 2020 vintage. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trends

Historical lines are published counts. Dashed lines are derived: a least-squares trend through the last decade, extended as a FORECAST with its 80% range. Momentum, not a guarantee.

Restaurants by year, with trend and projection

ZIP Code Business Patterns, USPS ZIP 17579. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, -0.3 restaurants per year, r² 0.28, confidence Low.

Growth index (first year on file = 100)

Each category relative to its own first published count. Full/limited split is unavailable under SIC (before 1998).

Mix of the food-service market

Share of all food-service establishments. "Other" = snack bars, caterers, contractors, mobile.

Population and restaurants per 10,000 residents

Population points: 2010 Census count and ACS 5-year estimates on file (more vintages load over time). Density uses the population point within two years of each restaurant count. Population projection appears once three or more ACS years are loaded.

Restaurant growth vs. Pennsylvania and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 1,354, U.S. n = 24,852). DERIVED from ZIP Code Business Patterns.

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: 47 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	68.6	69	40%	+27.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score	51.3	51	35%	+18.0
Market Momentum Score	7.1	7	25%	+1.8

Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 69 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	6,875	65	40%	+26.1
Median household income (ACS)	91,621	75	40%	+29.9
Households (ACS)	2,288	63	20%	+12.6

Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 51 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	-44.4	7	35%	+2.5
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	7.3	83	25%	+20.8
Population (ACS)	6,875	65	20%	+13.1
Median household income (ACS)	91,621	75	20%	+14.9

Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 7 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	-44.4	7	50%	+3.3
10-year restaurant growth	-44.4	7	30%	+2.2
20-year restaurant growth	-37.5	8	20%	+1.6

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 (18)

By cuisine

Bakery 4 · Coffee 4 · Pizza 3 · American 2 · Sandwiches 2 · BBQ 1 · Breakfast 1 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Juice / smoothies 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 8 · Bakery 4 · Café 3 · Coffee shop 3 · Bar 2 · Dessert 2 · Other 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Casual dining 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Down On The Farm Creamery	Dessert · Café	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert · Coffee	509 May Post Office Rd	open
Fireside Tavern	Casual dining · Bar	American	1500 Historic Dr	open
Isaac's Restaurant - Strasburg	Other	Sandwiches	226 Gap Rd	open
Java Junction Now I Can Function	Coffee shop · Bakery	Coffee · Bakery	9 E Main St	open
Lancaster Farm	Restaurant (service type not stated)		501 May Post Office Rd	open
Michael's Homestyle Breads	Bakery	Bakery	417 Georgetown Rd	open
Pazzaro's Pizza & Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	360 Hartman Bridge Road	open
Pizza City	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Sandwiches	6 E Main St	open
Smokestack Bbq	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	15 W Main St	open
Speckled Hen Coffee	Café · Coffee shop	Coffee · Breakfast	141 E Main St	open
Stockins Apiaries	Juice, smoothie, tea	Juice / smoothies	4 Reservoir Rd	open
Strasburg Bakery	Bakery · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Dessert	Bakery	11 1/2 W Main St	open
Strasburg Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	520 Historic Dr	open
sugar on top	Bakery	Bakery	4 S Decatur St	open
Tavern by Spring House Brewing Co.	Brewery / taproom · Bar		8 E Main St	open
The Iron Horse Inn	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	135 E Main St	open
Thozeguyz	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Other		139 Miller St	open
Wittness Coffeehouse	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee	1 E Main St	open

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

Year	All food service	Restaurants	Full-service	Limited-service	Snack & beverage	Bars	Industry codes
1994	8	7	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1995	8	7	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1996	8	7	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1997	7	6	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1998	7	6	5	1	—	1	NAICS1997
1999	8	7	5	1	1	1	NAICS1997
2000	8	7	5	1	1	1	NAICS1997
2001	8	7	5	1	1	1	NAICS1997
2002	7	6	5	—	1	1	NAICS1997
2003	9	8	5	2	1	1	NAICS2002
2004	10	9	5	3	1	1	NAICS2002
2005	11	10	6	3	1	1	NAICS2002
2006	9	8	4	3	1	1	NAICS2002
2007	7	6	4	1	1	1	NAICS2002
2008	8	7	4	2	1	1	NAICS2007
2009	9	8	5	2	1	1	NAICS2007
2010	12	11	6	3	2	1	NAICS2007
2011	11	10	5	3	2	1	NAICS2007
2012	10	9	6	2	1	1	NAICS2012
2013	10	9	6	2	1	1	NAICS2012
2014	8	7	5	1	1	1	NAICS2012
2015	8	7	4	2	1	1	NAICS2012
2016	10	9	4	2	3	1	NAICS2012
2017	12	11	6	—	3	—	NAICS2017
2018	10	9	5	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	6	6	4	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	6	6	3	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	7	7	4	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	7	7	5	—	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	6	5	3	—	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 17579. 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)

ZCTA	Distance	Restaurants	Year
17568	3.0 mi	—
17572	3.5 mi	4	2023
17560	4.1 mi	1	2016
17584	4.5 mi	16	2023
17562	4.8 mi	4	2023

Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.