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BMIE Market 23436

Suffolk city, Virginia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)882
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±230 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households375
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±89 · 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 count942
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units382
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$202,708
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±40,224 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age54.3
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home value$556,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±111,736 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area1.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2018 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2018 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 23436
Restaurants per 10,000 residents10.6
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2008 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20233 (range 1–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2007–2018 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.23) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score70 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score58 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score64 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score98 / 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: 70 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score57.85840%+23.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score64.06435%+22.4
Market Momentum Score98.49825%+24.6
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 58 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)8823040%+11.9
Median household income (ACS)202,7089940%+39.6
Households (ACS)3753220%+6.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 64 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth2009735%+34.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)34.01725%+4.2
Population (ACS)8823020%+6.0
Median household income (ACS)202,7089920%+19.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 98 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth2009950%+61.9
10-year restaurant growth2009730%+36.5
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 (2)

By cuisine

American 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1

By type

Bar 1 · Casual dining 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
M&m HospitalityRestaurant (service type not stated)1885 Governors Pointe Dr # Bopen
Vintage TavernCasual dining · BarCajun, Creole, Southern · American1900 Governors Pointe Dropen
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
2006111NAICS2002
2007111NAICS2002
2008111NAICS2007
2009111NAICS2007
2010111NAICS2007
2011222NAICS2007
2012111NAICS2012
2013111NAICS2012
2014111NAICS2012
2015111NAICS2012
2016111NAICS2012
201833NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 23436. 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
234332.0 mi32019
234323.3 mi12008
234353.6 mi682023
233144.6 mi182023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.