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BMIE Market 18046

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)201
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±244 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households83
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±99 · 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 count64
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units24
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household incomeData source not yet connected
Median age35.6
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±0 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home valueData source not yet connected
Land area0.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2012 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2012 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 18046
Restaurants per 10,000 residents156.3
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2005 → 2010, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2000 → 2010, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20151 (range 1–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1998–2010 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 1.00) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score22 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score11 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score21 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Market Momentum Score39 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence Medium · 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: 22 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score11.41140%+4.6
Restaurant Opportunity Score21.22135%+7.4
Market Momentum Score39.23925%+9.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 11 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2011140%+7.4
Households (ACS)831220%+4.0
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 21 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+15.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)49.81025%+3.0
Population (ACS)2011120%+2.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 39 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+26.1
10-year restaurant growth03530%+13.1
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 (1)

By cuisine

Sandwiches 1

By type

Specialty food shop 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Trio Country ButcherSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches1800 Willow Spuropen
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
199622SIC1987
1997321SIC1987
1998211NAICS1997
1999211NAICS1997
2000211NAICS1997
2001211NAICS1997
2002311NAICS1997
2003311NAICS2002
2004111NAICS2002
2005111NAICS2002
2007211NAICS2002
2008211NAICS2007
20091NAICS2007
2010211NAICS2007
20111NAICS2007
20121NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 18046. 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
181061.1 mi322023
180871.9 mi182023
180623.1 mi192023
181034.1 mi732023
180494.1 mi292023
181954.2 mi22016
181044.5 mi912023
180314.7 mi62023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.