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BMIE Market 21539

Garrett County, Maryland · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,975
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±323 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households885
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±161 · 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 count2,819
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,240
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$57,708
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,640 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age45.6
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12 · 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$874
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±188 · 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$130,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±29,343 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area37.1 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2021 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2021 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 21539
Restaurants per 10,000 residents3.6
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-66.7%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-75.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20210 (range 0–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, -0.2 per year, r² 0.69) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score33 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score38 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score37 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score21 / 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: 33 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score37.63840%+15.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score37.33735%+13.1
Market Momentum Score21.32125%+5.3
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 38 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,9754540%+17.8
Median household income (ACS)57,7082640%+10.3
Households (ACS)8854720%+9.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 37 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-66.7135%+0.4
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)5.19225%+22.9
Population (ACS)1,9754520%+8.9
Median household income (ACS)57,7082620%+5.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 21 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-66.7130%+0.4
20-year restaurant growth-75020%+0.1
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

American 1 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 2 · Bar 1 · Dessert 1 · Food truck 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
BustersDessert · Food truckIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert46 W Main Stopen
Coney PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · American50 Main Stopen
Kellys TavernBar2 Union Stopen
Scarco Central, IncRestaurant (service type not stated)50 Main Stopen
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
199433————SIC1987
199543———1SIC1987
199654———1SIC1987
199732———1SIC1987
19983211—1NAICS1997
19993211—1NAICS1997
20002211——NAICS1997
20013321——NAICS1997
20023321——NAICS1997
20033211—1NAICS2002
20045321—2NAICS2002
20053211—1NAICS2002
20064321—1NAICS2002
2007322——1NAICS2002
2008322——1NAICS2007
2009322——1NAICS2007
2010311——1NAICS2007
2011411——2NAICS2007
2012311——1NAICS2012
2013311——1NAICS2012
2014311——1NAICS2012
2015211———NAICS2012
2016211———NAICS2012
20183—————NAICS2017
20193—————NAICS2017
20203—————NAICS2017
20213—————NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 21539. 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
215423.1 mi12006
215213.7 mi12013
215323.9 mi252023
215434.2 mi11998
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.