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BMIE Market 21734

Washington County, Maryland · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,076
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±406 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households493
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±143 · 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 count771
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units392
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$61,392
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±17,514 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age52.4
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7 · 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$808
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±249 · 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$277,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±77,322 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area0.5 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 21734
Restaurants per 10,000 residents51.9
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20210 (range 0–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, -0.4 per year, r² 0.78) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score25 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score33 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score25 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score11 / 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: 25 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score33.53340%+13.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score25.02535%+8.7
Market Momentum Score11.11125%+2.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 33 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,0763340%+13.3
Median household income (ACS)61,3923240%+12.9
Households (ACS)4933620%+7.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 25 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)18.64125%+10.3
Population (ACS)1,0763320%+6.7
Median household income (ACS)61,3923220%+6.4
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 11 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-33.3850%+4.1
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.4
20-year restaurant growth02820%+5.6
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 (5)

By cuisine

Pizza 1

By type

Bar 3 · Casual dining 2 · Dessert 1 · Food truck 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Blue Mountain Wine CraftersWinery / distillery / taproom117 E Baltimore Stopen
JokersCasual dining · Bar2 w. baltimore stopen
POP POP's Kettle Corn, MDFood truck · Dessert2 S Westside Aveopen
Stonebridge Pizzeria & PubCasual dining · BarPizza23 W Baltimore Stopen
The Snack Shack at the Barking FrogBar119 S Westside 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
199444SIC1987
199544SIC1987
1996624SIC1987
1997413SIC1987
19986333NAICS1997
19995223NAICS1997
20005114NAICS1997
20016115NAICS1997
20025223NAICS1997
200353122NAICS2002
200453122NAICS2002
200563123NAICS2002
200664132NAICS2002
200786152NAICS2002
200875142NAICS2007
200974133NAICS2007
201064132NAICS2007
201143121NAICS2007
201243121NAICS2012
201332111NAICS2012
201432111NAICS2012
201532111NAICS2012
201632111NAICS2012
20174NAICS2017
201853NAICS2017
201943NAICS2017
20203NAICS2017
20213NAICS2017
20224NAICS2022
20234NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 21734. 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
217402.8 mi1682023
217462.8 mi
217813.8 mi11997
217334.8 mi12015
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.