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BMIE Market 18240

Carbon County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,913
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±280 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,427
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±164 · 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 count3,891
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,034
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$63,608
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12,399 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age39.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4 · 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$1,117
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±363 · 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$154,600
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±23,031 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area24.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants5
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 18240
Restaurants per 10,000 residents7.7
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+25.0%
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+0.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+66.7%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 3–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.01) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score50 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score48 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score46 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score56 / 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: 50 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score48.34840%+19.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score46.14635%+16.2
Market Momentum Score56.45625%+14.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 48 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,9135740%+22.6
Median household income (ACS)63,6083640%+14.6
Households (ACS)1,4275620%+11.1
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 46 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)12.86125%+15.3
Population (ACS)3,9135720%+11.3
Median household income (ACS)63,6083620%+7.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth258150%+40.4
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 (14)

By cuisine

American 4 · Italian 3 · Pizza 2 · Asian 1 · Burgers 1 · Chinese 1 · Coffee 1 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Seafood 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 5 · Bar 4 · Casual dining 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Café 1 · Catering 1 · Dessert 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
China WokRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian28 E Locust Stopen
Classic BeverageBrewery / taproom63 E Catawissa Stopen
How Sweet it is Ice cream & moreDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert336 E Catawissa Stopen
In The Mix PubBar106 E Catawissa Stopen
Lengyel'sRestaurant (service type not stated)American · Seafood83 W Catawissa Stopen
Macaluso'sRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningItalian · American1257 E Catawissa Stopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick serviceBurgers · American180 Market Stopen
Nesquehoning Memorial VFW Post #8008Bar300 E Center Stopen
New Columbus Pizza & Catering Co.CateringPizza · Italian60 E Columbus Aveopen
Nicki's Eats & SweetsRestaurant (service type not stated)108 E Catawissa Stopen
Rosetta's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian209 W Catawissa Stopen
The Blind Squirrel Bar and GrilleCasual dining · Bar239 W Catawissa Stopen
The Dogg House PubBarAmerican106 E Catawissa Stopen
ปตท.จิฟฟี่ 56005 สระบุรี-พุแคCaféCoffee99 6th Aveopen
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
1994431SIC1987
1995431SIC1987
1996532SIC1987
1997871SIC1987
199885232NAICS1997
199985232NAICS1997
200096332NAICS1997
200164131NAICS1997
200264131NAICS1997
20037532NAICS2002
20047532NAICS2002
20057633NAICS2002
20065532NAICS2002
20076633NAICS2002
200854311NAICS2007
200954311NAICS2007
201043211NAICS2007
201143211NAICS2007
201243211NAICS2012
201365321NAICS2012
201454221NAICS2012
201554221NAICS2012
201654221NAICS2012
201754NAICS2017
201854NAICS2017
201954NAICS2017
202043NAICS2017
202154NAICS2017
2022653NAICS2022
2023553NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 18240. 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
182322.4 mi42023
182503.6 mi42023
182184.9 mi12016
182554.9 mi32023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.