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BMIE Market 24844

McDowell County, West Virginia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,049
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±331 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households422
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±146 · 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 count1,810
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units909
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$25,756
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±6,300 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age56.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±24 · 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$66,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,727 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area57.1 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2012 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2012 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 24844
Restaurants per 10,000 residents11.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2007 → 2012, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2002 → 2012, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20171 (range 0–2)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2002–2012 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.51) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score19 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score20 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score27 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score4 / 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: 19 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score20.42040%+8.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score27.02735%+9.4
Market Momentum Score4.2425%+1.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 20 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,0493340%+13.1
Median household income (ACS)25,756140%+0.5
Households (ACS)4223420%+6.7
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 27 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)9.57425%+18.5
Population (ACS)1,0493320%+6.6
Median household income (ACS)25,756120%+0.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 4 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-50450%+2.5
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.7
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 (2)

By cuisine

Pizza 2

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 2

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Hunt Brothers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza6646 Interstate Hwyopen
Hunt Brothers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza3488 Coal Heritage 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
1994321SIC1987
199522SIC1987
1996431SIC1987
1997541SIC1987
199843211NAICS1997
199943211NAICS1997
20004431NAICS1997
20014431NAICS1997
20022211NAICS1997
20032211NAICS2002
20042211NAICS2002
20052211NAICS2002
20062211NAICS2002
20072211NAICS2002
2008111NAICS2007
2009111NAICS2007
20102211NAICS2007
2011111NAICS2007
2012111NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 24844. 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
248452.6 mi11999
248434.6 mi
248694.7 mi
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.