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BMIE Market 18627

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)0
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households0
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12 · 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 countData source not yet connected
Housing unitsData source not yet connected
Median household incomeData source not yet connected
Median ageData source not yet connected
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home valueData source not yet connected
Land area0.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 18627
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
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
Projected restaurants, 20211 (range 1–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (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 Score16 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Consumer Market Score1 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_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: 16 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score1.1140%+0.7
Market Momentum Score39.23925%+15.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 1 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)0140%+0.6
Households (ACS)0120%+0.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

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

no cuisine stated

By type

Buffet 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Student CommonsBuffetUniversity Dropen
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
199711————SIC1987
19981—————NAICS1997
19991—————NAICS1997
20001—————NAICS1997
20011—————NAICS1997
200221—1——NAICS1997
200321—1——NAICS2002
200421—1——NAICS2002
200521—1——NAICS2002
200621—1——NAICS2002
200721—1——NAICS2002
200821—1——NAICS2007
200921—1——NAICS2007
201021—1——NAICS2007
201121—1——NAICS2007
201221—1——NAICS2012
201321—1——NAICS2012
201421—1——NAICS2012
201521—1——NAICS2012
201621—1——NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 18627. 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
186123.2 mi362023
187083.3 mi112023
186184.5 mi42023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.