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BMIE Market 17959

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,445
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±257 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households615
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±90 · 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 count1,422
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units737
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$52,361
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,828 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age46.4
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · 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$823
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±139 · 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$90,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16,768 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area14.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2019 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2019 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 17959
Restaurants per 10,000 residents7.0
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 1995 → 2015, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20212 (range 1–3)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.45) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score56 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score31 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score58 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score92 / 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: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score30.83140%+12.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score57.85835%+20.2
Market Momentum Score92.19225%+23.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 31 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,4453940%+15.5
Median household income (ACS)52,3611840%+7.2
Households (ACS)6154020%+8.1
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 58 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth1009235%+32.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)13.85725%+14.3
Population (ACS)1,4453920%+7.7
Median household income (ACS)52,3611820%+3.6
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 92 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth1009650%+48.0
10-year restaurant growth1009230%+27.6
20-year restaurant growth1008220%+16.5
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 (6)

By cuisine

Italian 2 · Pizza 2 · American 1 · Bakery 1 · Coffee 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Bar 2 · Bakery 1 · Café 1 · Casual dining 1 · Coffee shop 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Anthony’s Pizza of New PhiladelphiaRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza45 Valley Stopen
BeerlandRestaurant (service type not stated)26 N Valley Stopen
Mazloom's Bar & RestaurantCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican57 Valley Stopen
Neapolitan Italian EateryRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza45 Valley Stopen
Sweet BaristaBakery · Coffee shop · CaféBakery · Coffee15 Alliance Stopen
The VettesBar91 Macomb 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
1994422SIC1987
1995312SIC1987
199633SIC1987
199722SIC1987
1998222NAICS1997
19992111NAICS1997
20002111NAICS1997
200132111NAICS1997
200232111NAICS1997
200332111NAICS2002
200432111NAICS2002
200543121NAICS2002
20062111NAICS2002
20072111NAICS2002
20082111NAICS2007
20092111NAICS2007
20102111NAICS2007
20112111NAICS2007
20122111NAICS2012
20133112NAICS2012
20143112NAICS2012
20154222NAICS2012
20163221NAICS2012
20173NAICS2017
20193NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 17959. 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
179701.9 mi102023
179652.8 mi12016
179303.4 mi
179533.4 mi12014
179314.2 mi122023
179744.8 mi
179344.8 mi12011
179254.9 mi
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.