BMIE Market 18617

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	1,791 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±400 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	921 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±196 · 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 count	1,924 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	1,061 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$52,527 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±23,962 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	42.4 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	$800 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±133 · 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	$83,400 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±5,007 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	5.8 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	1 2012 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2012 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 18617
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	15.6 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+200.0% DERIVED: 2005 → 2010, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+100.0% DERIVED: 2001 → 2011, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2017	2 (range 1–4) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2000–2012 (8 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.28) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	61 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	34 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	67 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	96 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?

Map

Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic file, 1:500k, 2020 vintage. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trends

Historical lines are published counts. Dashed lines are derived: a least-squares trend through the last decade, extended as a FORECAST with its 80% range. Momentum, not a guarantee.

Restaurants by year, with trend and projection

ZIP Code Business Patterns, USPS ZIP 18617. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2000–2012, +0.1 restaurants per year, r² 0.28, confidence Low.

Growth index (first year on file = 100)

Each category relative to its own first published count. Full/limited split is unavailable under SIC (before 1998).

Mix of the food-service market

Share of all food-service establishments. "Other" = snack bars, caterers, contractors, mobile.

Population and restaurants per 10,000 residents

Population points: 2010 Census count and ACS 5-year estimates on file (more vintages load over time). Density uses the population point within two years of each restaurant count. Population projection appears once three or more ACS years are loaded.

Restaurant growth vs. Pennsylvania and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 1,354, U.S. n = 24,852). DERIVED from ZIP Code Business Patterns.

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: 61 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	33.9	34	40%	+13.6
Restaurant Opportunity Score	66.8	67	35%	+23.4
Market Momentum Score	96.4	96	25%	+24.1

Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 34 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	1,791	43	40%	+17.1
Median household income (ACS)	52,527	18	40%	+7.3
Households (ACS)	921	48	20%	+9.6

Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 67 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	100	92	35%	+32.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	5.6	90	25%	+22.4
Population (ACS)	1,791	43	20%	+8.5
Median household income (ACS)	52,527	18	20%	+3.6

Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 96 (Medium confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	200	99	50%	+61.9
10-year restaurant growth	100	92	30%	+34.5

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 (3)

By cuisine

Pizza 1

By type

Bar 2 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Bada Bing Club	Bar		67 E Main St	open
C&C	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	61 E Main St	open
Lyons Glen Den	Bar		34 Orchard St	open

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

Year	All food service	Restaurants	Full-service	Limited-service	Snack & beverage	Bars	Industry codes
1998	1	—	—	—	—	1	NAICS1997
2000	1	1	—	1	—	—	NAICS1997
2001	2	1	—	1	—	1	NAICS1997
2005	1	1	—	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	1	—	—	—	—	1	NAICS2002
2008	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	3	3	1	2	—	—	NAICS2007
2010	3	3	1	2	—	—	NAICS2007
2011	2	2	—	2	—	—	NAICS2007
2012	2	1	—	1	—	1	NAICS2012

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 18617. 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)

ZCTA	Distance	Restaurants	Year
18634	3.0 mi	21	2023

Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.