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BMIE Market 18642

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)4,530
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±272 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,955
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±193 · 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 count4,345
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,062
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$61,250
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11,186 · 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 ±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$1,187
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±265 · 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$158,700
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±17,989 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area5.4 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 18642
Restaurants per 10,000 residents4.6
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+100.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 1995 → 2015, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20214 (range 2–7)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.47) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score61 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score48 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score74 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score65 / 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: 61 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score48.44840%+19.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score73.77435%+25.8
Market Momentum Score64.96525%+16.2
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 48 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4,5305940%+23.5
Median household income (ACS)61,2503240%+12.7
Households (ACS)1,9556120%+12.1
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 74 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth1009235%+32.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.49425%+23.4
Population (ACS)4,5305920%+11.8
Median household income (ACS)61,2503220%+6.4
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 65 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth1009230%+27.6
20-year restaurant growth1008220%+16.5
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 (8)

By cuisine

American 3 · Asian 1 · Breakfast 1 · Chinese 1 · Italian 1

By type

Bar 4 · Casual dining 4 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 2

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
AuRantsCasual dining · Bar941 Main Stopen
Colarusso's 2.0Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningItalian · American941 Main Stopen
Duryea Main Street KitchenCasual diningBreakfast · American421 Main Stopen
Duryea VFW 1227Bar492 Stephenson Stopen
Happy Garden Happy Garden Chinese RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian32 Center Streetopen
Marie's DinerCasual diningAmerican207 McAlpine Stopen
ScodaBar118 York Aveopen
Town TavernBar815 Foote 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
199422————SIC1987
199521———1SIC1987
19961————1SIC1987
19971————1SIC1987
19981————1NAICS1997
19991————1NAICS1997
20001————1NAICS1997
2001311——2NAICS1997
2004111———NAICS2002
2005111———NAICS2002
2006111———NAICS2002
200711—1——NAICS2002
200821—1—1NAICS2007
200921—1—1NAICS2007
20103211—1NAICS2007
20113211—1NAICS2007
20124312—1NAICS2012
20134312—1NAICS2012
20143211—1NAICS2012
20153211—1NAICS2012
20163211—1NAICS2012
20233—————NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 18642. 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
185182.2 mi212023
186412.7 mi52023
186433.4 mi192023
185174.1 mi52023
186404.4 mi452023
185074.7 mi262023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.