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BMIE Market 25045

Kanawha County, West Virginia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)4,234
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±736 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,609
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±234 · 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 count5,801
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,667
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$52,025
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±15,261 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age44.7
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9 · 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$903
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±282 · 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$119,900
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±31,821 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area131.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants5
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 25045
Restaurants per 10,000 residents12.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-16.7%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-28.6%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+25.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file-16.7%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20285 (range 4–7)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (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 Score34 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score42 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score35 / 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: 34 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score41.64240%+16.6
Restaurant Opportunity Score35.03535%+12.2
Market Momentum Score20.22025%+5.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 42 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4,2345840%+23.1
Median household income (ACS)52,0251740%+7.0
Households (ACS)1,6095720%+11.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 35 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-28.61035%+3.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)11.86525%+16.3
Population (ACS)4,2345820%+11.5
Median household income (ACS)52,0251720%+3.5
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-16.71550%+7.3
10-year restaurant growth-28.61030%+3.1
20-year restaurant growth254920%+9.8
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 (12)

By cuisine

American 5 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · Pizza 2 · Breakfast 1 · Coffee 1 · Italian 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 7 · Casual dining 5 · Bar 4 · Dessert 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Café 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Blanch's Family DinerCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American9 2nd Aveopen
BobbersBar · Casual dining12 Maywood Ave Eopen
Clendenin Brewing Co. & LodgeBrewery / taproom · Bar2 Main Stopen
Clendenin WVQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar10710 Elk River Rd Nopen
Dairy QueenDessertIce cream / frozen dessertsopen
El Super Gallo Mexican RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmerican1 Maywood Ave Wopen
Fox Coffee Co.Coffee shop · CaféCoffee14 Main Stopen
Frostbite Dairy BarDessert · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningIce cream / frozen desserts · American1 Cobb Aveopen
Giovanni's Pizza Giovanni's FairbornRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian235 Elk River Rd Sopen
Paddler's Bar and GrillCasual dining · BarAmerican12 Maywood Ave Wopen
The Trail KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)American1194 Cold Springs Rdopen
Tudor's Biscuit WorldRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Breakfast9 2nd 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
199466————SIC1987
199555————SIC1987
199643———1SIC1987
199744————SIC1987
19984422——NAICS1997
19993312——NAICS1997
20007514—2NAICS1997
200155131—NAICS1997
200244211—NAICS1997
200344211—NAICS2002
200466312—NAICS2002
200587322—NAICS2002
200687412—NAICS2002
200787322—NAICS2002
200877322—NAICS2007
200988332—NAICS2007
201077331—NAICS2007
201176321—NAICS2007
201277421—NAICS2012
201377421—NAICS2012
201466411—NAICS2012
201566411—NAICS2012
201666321—NAICS2012
2017774———NAICS2017
2018664———NAICS2017
2019774———NAICS2017
2020774———NAICS2017
2021663———NAICS2017
202265————NAICS2022
202375————NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 25045. 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)

None within 5 miles.