BMIE Market 18644

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	7,552 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±488 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	3,603 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±414 · 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	7,546 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	3,543 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$70,026 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,871 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	50.6 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	$922 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±99 · 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	$179,200 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,127 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	15.8 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	16 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 18644
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	13.3 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+33.3% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+14.3% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+33.3% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+60.0% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	17 (range 14–20) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.3 per year, r² 0.34) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	59 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	59 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	52 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	71 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · 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 18644. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.3 restaurants per year, r² 0.34, 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: 59 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	59.3	59	40%	+23.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score	51.6	52	35%	+18.1
Market Momentum Score	70.8	71	25%	+17.7

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

Consumer Market Score: 59 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	7,552	67	40%	+26.6
Median household income (ACS)	70,026	47	40%	+18.8
Households (ACS)	3,603	69	20%	+13.9

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 52 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	14.3	58	35%	+20.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	21.2	34	25%	+8.6
Population (ACS)	7,552	67	20%	+13.3
Median household income (ACS)	70,026	47	20%	+9.4

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

Market Momentum Score: 71 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	33.3	85	50%	+42.5
10-year restaurant growth	14.3	58	30%	+17.4
20-year restaurant growth	33.3	54	20%	+10.9

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 (29)

By cuisine

Pizza 10 · American 7 · Dessert 4 · Italian 4 · Burgers 3 · Coffee 2 · Sandwiches 2 · Asian 1 · Bakery 1 · Breakfast 1 · Chicken / wings 1 · Chinese 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Tea / bubble tea 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 13 · Dessert 6 · Quick service 6 · Bar 5 · Casual dining 4 · Café 2 · Bakery 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Other 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Abraham's Creek Ice Cream	Dessert	Dessert	835 Shoemaker Ave	open
Angelo's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	1000 Wyoming Ave	open
Angelo's Restaurant and Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	22 Wyoming Ave	open
Bo Brothers Restaurant	Bar		2004 Wyoming Ave	open
Booyah! Burgers And Bites Wyoming, Pa	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers · American	2022 Wyoming Ave	open
Burger King Burger King	Quick service	Burgers · American	1090 Wyoming Ave	open
Canoli	Dessert · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Dessert	123 Wyoming Ave	open
Colonial Family Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American · Breakfast	2001 Wyoming Ave	open
Domino's Domino's Pizza	Quick service · Delivery-focused	Pizza	1068 Wyoming Ave	open
Gertrude Hawk Candy Shops	Dessert		1022 Wyoming Ave	open
Grotto Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	136 11th St	open
Hawaiian Sub & Shake Wyoming, Pennsylvania	Dessert	Dessert	235 Wyoming Ave	open
Hong Kong Restaurant Hong Kong Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	21 Midway Shopping Ctr	open
Johnny's Cafe Johnny's Cafe	Bar · Café	American · Coffee	28 Wyoming Ave	open
Kate's Place	Bar · Casual dining		96 E 3rd St	open
La Cucina Zaleppa	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Italian · Sandwiches · Pizza	74 W Brady St	open
Lighthouse Inn Lighthouse Inn	Bar · Casual dining		1019 Shoemaker Ave	open
Lucidscare	Dessert	Pizza · Ice cream / frozen desserts · American	835 Shoemaker Ave	open
Marianacci's Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian · Pizza	252 W 8th St	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service	Burgers · American	913 Wyoming Ave	open
Mike's Hot Chicken	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Chicken / wings · American	295 Wyoming Ave	open
Quiznos	Quick service		1058 Wyoming Ave # 15	open
Sicilian Bella Festa	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	835 Shoemaker Ave	open
Snow Blossom Tearoom	Juice, smoothie, tea · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Tea / bubble tea · Coffee	324 Wyoming Ave	open
Subway	Other	Sandwiches	901 Wyoming Ave	open
T C Riley's Pub & Inn	Bar		405 Carverton Rd	open
The Front Porch Bake Shop	Bakery · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	61 E 4th St	open
Togoz Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	310 Wyoming Ave	open
Victory Pig	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	905 Wyoming Ave	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
1994	12	10	—	—	—	2	SIC1987
1995	11	9	—	—	—	2	SIC1987
1996	13	11	—	—	—	2	SIC1987
1997	12	10	—	—	—	2	SIC1987
1998	12	10	4	5	1	2	NAICS1997
1999	14	12	4	6	2	2	NAICS1997
2000	12	10	5	3	2	2	NAICS1997
2001	14	12	6	4	2	2	NAICS1997
2002	12	10	5	4	1	1	NAICS1997
2003	13	12	6	4	2	1	NAICS2002
2004	12	11	4	5	2	1	NAICS2002
2005	15	14	7	5	2	1	NAICS2002
2006	13	11	2	8	1	2	NAICS2002
2007	15	11	5	5	1	3	NAICS2002
2008	14	10	5	5	—	3	NAICS2007
2009	15	11	6	5	—	3	NAICS2007
2010	14	10	5	5	—	3	NAICS2007
2011	13	9	5	4	—	3	NAICS2007
2012	16	13	8	4	1	2	NAICS2012
2013	16	14	8	5	1	2	NAICS2012
2014	16	14	8	5	1	2	NAICS2012
2015	15	12	7	5	—	2	NAICS2012
2016	15	12	6	6	—	2	NAICS2012
2017	17	14	7	5	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	15	12	6	5	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	16	13	6	6	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	16	13	6	6	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	18	16	8	7	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	18	16	7	8	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	18	16	7	8	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 18644. 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
18709	3.0 mi	13	2023
18643	3.3 mi	19	2023
18704	3.6 mi	68	2023
18705	4.4 mi	26	2023
18708	4.8 mi	11	2023

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