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BMIE Market 19492

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)811
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±232 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households517
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±159 · 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 count717
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units369
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$58,233
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±22,245 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age74.4
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11 · 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$2,520
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,817 · 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$466,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±77,345 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area1.7 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 19492
Restaurants per 10,000 residents14.0
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+200.0%
DERIVED: 2004 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20285 (range 3–7)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2007–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.57) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score40 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score30 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score27 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score75 / 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: 40 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score29.53040%+11.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score272735%+9.5
Market Momentum Score75.07525%+18.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 30 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)8112940%+11.4
Median household income (ACS)58,2332740%+10.7
Households (ACS)5173720%+7.4
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 27 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)37.01525%+3.7
Population (ACS)8112920%+5.7
Median household income (ACS)58,2332720%+5.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 75 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth2009950%+61.9
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 (4)

By cuisine

Coffee 2 · Dessert 2 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Juice / smoothies 1

By type

Coffee shop 2 · Dessert 2 · Bakery 1 · Bar 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Juice / smoothies · Coffee1 Circle Dropen
Dunkin'Coffee shopCoffee1 Circle Dropen
Rita's Italian Ice Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen CustardRestaurant (service type not stated) · DessertDessert · Ice cream / frozen desserts1202 Gravel Pikeopen
Salford Station SpiritsBar · Winery / distillery / taproom1135 Gravel Pikeopen
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
199411SIC1987
199511SIC1987
199622SIC1987
199722SIC1987
199811NAICS1997
199911NAICS1997
200011NAICS1997
2004111NAICS2002
2005222NAICS2002
2006222NAICS2002
2007111NAICS2002
2008111NAICS2007
2009111NAICS2007
2010111NAICS2007
2011111NAICS2007
201233111NAICS2012
201333111NAICS2012
201433111NAICS2012
201533111NAICS2012
201633111NAICS2012
202333NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 19492. 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
194731.9 mi112023
180742.7 mi22016
194354.9 mi
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.