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BMIE Market 18030

Carbon County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)483
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±155 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households185
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±53 · 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 count623
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units295
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$68,173
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16,125 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age45.7
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13 · 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$820
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±215 · 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$182,400
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±22,036 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area0.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 18030
Restaurants per 10,000 residents48.2
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
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+50.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+200.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 3–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2012–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.12) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score33 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score30 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score27 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score44 / 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: 33 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score30.13040%+12.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score27.12735%+9.5
Market Momentum Score44.44425%+11.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 30 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4832140%+8.3
Median household income (ACS)68,1734440%+17.6
Households (ACS)1852120%+4.2
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 27 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)62.1725%+1.8
Population (ACS)4832120%+4.2
Median household income (ACS)68,1734420%+8.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 44 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth506520%+13.0
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

American 1 · Italian 1 · Pizza 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Quick service 3 · Food truck 2 · Bar 1 · Casual dining 1 · Specialty food shop 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
BonerQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)642 E White Stopen
Bowmanstown DinerCasual diningAmerican642 White Stopen
KCL's Great Food on the GoFood truck · Restaurant (service type not stated)Riverview Driveopen
Lorenzo's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian709 Lincoln Aveopen
Phil's French FriesFood truck · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service615 Ore Stopen
Relly's DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches600 White Stopen
The HoseyBar259 Lime 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
1994211SIC1987
1995211SIC1987
1996321SIC1987
1997211SIC1987
19982111NAICS1997
19992111NAICS1997
200032111NAICS1997
200132111NAICS1997
2002111NAICS1997
20032211NAICS2002
20042211NAICS2002
20053321NAICS2002
2006222NAICS2002
20073321NAICS2002
2008333NAICS2007
2009333NAICS2007
2010333NAICS2007
2011333NAICS2007
2012333NAICS2012
2013333NAICS2012
2014333NAICS2012
2015333NAICS2012
2016333NAICS2012
2017333NAICS2017
2018333NAICS2017
2019444NAICS2017
2020444NAICS2017
2021333NAICS2017
2023333NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 18030. 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
182441.4 mi12016
182352.6 mi352023
182123.6 mi
180123.8 mi
180794.2 mi
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.