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BMIE Market 21791

Frederick County, Maryland · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)5,340
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±843 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,968
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±274 · 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 count5,281
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,053
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$93,015
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,656 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age37.7
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±5 · 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$1,457
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±251 · 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$379,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±29,213 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area46.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 21791
Restaurants per 10,000 residents3.8
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+0.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20285 (range 3–7)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2012–2023 (11 points, +0.1 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 Score67 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score67 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score79 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score51 / 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: 67 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score67.16740%+26.9
Restaurant Opportunity Score78.67935%+27.5
Market Momentum Score51.15125%+12.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 67 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)5,3406240%+24.6
Median household income (ACS)93,0157640%+30.4
Households (ACS)1,9686120%+12.1
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 79 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth508235%+28.8
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)5.69025%+22.4
Population (ACS)5,3406220%+12.3
Median household income (ACS)93,0157620%+15.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 51 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth508230%+24.7
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 (9)

By cuisine

American 2 · Dessert 2 · Bakery 1 · Coffee 1 · Italian 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Pizza 1 · Seafood 1

By type

Bar 4 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Bakery 2 · Casual dining 2 · Dessert 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Cookie Dough CreationsDessertDessert283 Stem Rdopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Juice / smoothies · Coffee9138 Walnut Stopen
Flood Zone Marketplace & BreweryBrewery / taproom · Bar50 N Main Stopen
Liberty Road SeafoodRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood · American14311 Pearre Rdopen
Linbeau's Railway PubBar · Casual dining35 N Main Stopen
Lucy's Little Red WagonBar · Restaurant (service type not stated)50 N Main Stopen
Midatlantic RefrigerationRestaurant (service type not stated)12559 New Windsor Rdopen
Original PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian2 S Main Stopen
The Buttersburg InnCasual dining · Bakery · BarBakery · American9 N 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
199433SIC1987
199544SIC1987
1996211SIC1987
1997211SIC1987
199843211NAICS1997
199932111NAICS1997
200032111NAICS1997
200142111NAICS1997
200254311NAICS1997
200343211NAICS2002
200432111NAICS2002
200532111NAICS2002
200632111NAICS2002
200732111NAICS2002
200832111NAICS2007
200932111NAICS2007
201042111NAICS2007
201142111NAICS2007
201242111NAICS2012
201342111NAICS2012
201442111NAICS2012
20154312NAICS2012
201643111NAICS2012
201743NAICS2017
201843NAICS2017
201943NAICS2017
202043NAICS2017
202143NAICS2017
20223NAICS2022
202343NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 21791. 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
217624.8 mi12008
217764.8 mi32023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.