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BMIE Market 17929

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,432
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±249 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households591
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±100 · 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 count1,606
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units686
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$73,424
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8,269 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age36.8
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$929
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±79 · 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$156,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,640 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area1.1 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 17929
Restaurants per 10,000 residents6.2
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+0.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20211 (range 0–2)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2003–2016 (11 points, 0.0 per year, r² 0.00) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score45 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score44 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score52 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score37 / 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: 45 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score44.34440%+17.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score51.65235%+18.1
Market Momentum Score36.93725%+9.2
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 44 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,4323940%+15.4
Median household income (ACS)73,4245240%+21.0
Households (ACS)5914020%+7.9
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)7.08425%+21.1
Population (ACS)1,4323920%+7.7
Median household income (ACS)73,4245220%+10.5
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 37 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
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 (8)

By cuisine

Bakery 1 · Dessert 1 · Italian 1 · Pizza 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Bar 3 · Bakery 1 · Casual dining 1 · Dessert 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Beckville Fish & Game Assoc.BarGun Club Roadopen
Dodge City CafeRestaurant (service type not stated)19 Front Stopen
Harner HavenBaropen
Hot Rod Bar & GrillCasual dining · Bar19 Front Stopen
Loduca's Italian Restaurant & PizzeriaRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza50 Chestnut Stopen
Pottsville Street DeliSpecialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick serviceSandwiches27 Pottsville Stopen
Sites LuncheonetteRestaurant (service type not stated)12 Pottsville Stopen
Tootsabelle, LLCBakery · DessertBakery · Dessert101 Graeff 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
199422SIC1987
199522SIC1987
1996312SIC1987
1997532SIC1987
199842111NAICS1997
199942111NAICS1997
20003211NAICS1997
200142111NAICS1997
20023221NAICS1997
20033221NAICS2002
20043221NAICS2002
2005111NAICS2002
2006111NAICS2002
2007111NAICS2002
200811NAICS2007
200911NAICS2007
20102111NAICS2007
20112111NAICS2007
20122111NAICS2012
201311NAICS2012
201432111NAICS2012
201532111NAICS2012
20162111NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 17929. 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
179333.2 mi12016
179724.0 mi192023
179514.3 mi
179794.4 mi12002
179654.9 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.