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BMIE Market 18218

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,514
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±349 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households959
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±110 · 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 count2,281
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,154
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$59,250
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,898 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age35.2
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$843
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±112 · 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$83,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,301 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area2.2 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 18218
Restaurants per 10,000 residents4.4
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-50.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20211 (range 0–2)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, 0.0 per year, r² 0.04) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score42 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score41 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score51 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score32 / 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: 42 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score40.74140%+16.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score51.55135%+18.0
Market Momentum Score32.33225%+8.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 41 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,5144940%+19.6
Median household income (ACS)59,2502840%+11.3
Households (ACS)9594920%+9.8
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 51 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.09525%+23.7
Population (ACS)2,5144920%+9.8
Median household income (ACS)59,2502820%+5.7
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 32 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth-50420%+0.9
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 (5)

By cuisine

Coffee 1 · Dessert 1 · Italian 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Bar 2 · Bakery 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Dessert 1 · Quick service 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Chester’s chickenQuick service380 W Water Stopen
Coaldale American LegionBar105 2nd Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Coffee shop · Dessert · BakeryCoffee · Dessert141 E Water Stopen
Rod & Gun InnBar300 6th Stopen
Tommy's Italian Specialty ShoppeRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza109 E Phillips 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
199411SIC1987
199522SIC1987
199622SIC1987
199722SIC1987
1998211NAICS1997
1999111NAICS1997
20001NAICS1997
20011NAICS1997
20021NAICS1997
20031NAICS2002
200421NAICS2002
200531NAICS2002
2006311NAICS2002
2007211NAICS2002
2008311NAICS2007
2009422NAICS2007
2010211NAICS2007
2011211NAICS2007
2012211NAICS2012
2013211NAICS2012
2014211NAICS2012
2015211NAICS2012
2016211NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 18218. 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
182322.5 mi42023
182503.0 mi42023
182524.0 mi172023
182404.9 mi52023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.