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BMIE Market 22181

Fairfax County, Virginia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)15,760
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,320 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households5,499
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±504 · 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 count14,879
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units5,519
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$211,911
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,186 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age41.5
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±2 · 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$2,587
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±285 · 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$998,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±45,400 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area5.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 22181
Restaurants per 10,000 residents4.7
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-20.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-20.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+100.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20287 (range 4–10)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.16) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score64 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score86 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score72 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score20 / 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: 64 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score85.88640%+34.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score72.17235%+25.3
Market Momentum Score19.72025%+4.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 86 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)15,7607740%+31.0
Median household income (ACS)211,9119940%+39.7
Households (ACS)5,4997620%+15.1
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 72 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)2.59825%+24.6
Population (ACS)15,7607720%+15.5
Median household income (ACS)211,9119920%+19.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 20 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-201350%+6.5
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth-201420%+2.7
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 (1)

By cuisine

Asian 1 · Vegetarian 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Sunflower Vegetarian RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Vegetarian · Asian2531 Chain Bridge Rdopen
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
199422SIC1987
199533SIC1987
199633SIC1987
199744SIC1987
19982211NAICS1997
19993312NAICS1997
20001313841NAICS1997
200117168531NAICS1997
20023321NAICS1997
20035514NAICS2002
20046633NAICS2002
20053312NAICS2002
20064413NAICS2002
20076523NAICS2002
20088734NAICS2007
20097734NAICS2007
20107734NAICS2007
20117734NAICS2007
20124413NAICS2012
20134413NAICS2012
20145514NAICS2012
20152211NAICS2012
20163312NAICS2012
201733NAICS2017
2018554NAICS2017
2019775NAICS2017
2020774NAICS2017
202155NAICS2017
2022553NAICS2022
202354NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 22181. 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
221801.9 mi1152023
221242.3 mi222023
221822.4 mi792023
220313.6 mi1082023
220273.7 mi12016
201913.8 mi322023
221024.5 mi1062023
201904.6 mi802023
220435.0 mi152023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.