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BMIE Market 26209

Pocahontas County, West Virginia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)63
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±40 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households43
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±31 · 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 count112
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,067
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$36,250
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±27,535 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age67.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±33 · 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$233,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±193,423 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area40.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 26209
Restaurants per 10,000 residents535.7
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+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+300.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20283 (range 2–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.20) · 80% range · confidence Low · 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 Score5 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score14 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score48 / 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: 19 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score5.1540%+2.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score14.21435%+5.0
Market Momentum Score47.84825%+12.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 5 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)63540%+1.9
Median household income (ACS)36,250440%+1.7
Households (ACS)43820%+1.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 14 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)634.9025%+0.1
Population (ACS)63520%+1.0
Median household income (ACS)36,250420%+0.9
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 48 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth1008220%+16.5
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 (24)

By cuisine

American 8 · Coffee 3 · Italian 2 · Pizza 2 · Breakfast 1 · Dessert 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Mexican 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1

By type

Bar 13 · Casual dining 11 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 11 · Brewery / taproom 2 · Café 2 · Coffee shop 2 · Dessert 2 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
10 Prime Steakhouse and BarBar10 Snowshoe Dropen
Al Dente RistoranteRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian75 Mountain Ldgopen
Appalachia KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmerican5811 Snowshoe Dropen
Black Run Sugar ShackDessert · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmericanForest Road 267open
Blues, Brews, & BBQBar10 Snowshoe Drive, Snowshoe, WV 26209, United Statesopen
First Run Coffee and SuppliesCoffee shopCoffee1 Silver Creek Parkway Silver Creek Lodgeopen
Flume ShackBar290 Forever Wild Wyopen
Foxfire GrilleCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican1 Rimfire Lodgeopen
Hoot's Bar and GrillCasual dining · Bar10 Snowshoe Dropen
Old Spruce BrewingBrewery / taproom · Bar52 Silver Creek Rdopen
Old Spruce Draft HouseBrewery / taproom · Casual dining · Baropen
Route 66 Sub ShopCasual diningAmericanRoute 66 Snowshoeopen
Shavers Center Food CourtQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)43 Shavers Center Ciropen
Snowshoe Mountain MadnessRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarPizza10 Snowshoe Dr.open
Starbucks Coffee Company StarbucksCoffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · CaféCoffee1 Snowshoe Dropen
Sunset CantinaRestaurant (service type not stated)Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Mexican · Latin American (other)10 Snowshoe Dropen
The BoathouseCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican10 Snowshoe Dropen
The ConnectionRestaurant (service type not stated) · Bar · Casual diningAmerican10 Snowshoe Dropen
The Junction Ale HouseBar · Casual diningAmericanSnowshoe Dropen
The Locker Room Sports BarBar · Casual diningSilver Creek Rdopen
The Pizza SliceRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian5811 Snowshoe Dropen
Tuque's Bar and GrillCasual dining · BarAmerican5811 Snowshoe Dropen
Waffle CabinDessert · CaféDessert · Coffee · Breakfast10 Snowshoe Dropen
Old Spruce BrewingRestaurant (service type not stated) · Other10 Snowshoe Drclosed
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
199411————SIC1987
199511————SIC1987
199622————SIC1987
199722————SIC1987
1998222———NAICS1997
1999111———NAICS1997
2000222———NAICS1997
2001222———NAICS1997
2002222———NAICS1997
2003222———NAICS2002
2004333———NAICS2002
2005433——1NAICS2002
2006544——1NAICS2002
2007433——1NAICS2002
2008433——1NAICS2007
2009433——1NAICS2007
20107651—1NAICS2007
2011544——1NAICS2007
2012444———NAICS2012
2013444———NAICS2012
2014444———NAICS2012
2015554———NAICS2012
2016554———NAICS2012
2017554———NAICS2017
2018444———NAICS2017
2019444———NAICS2017
2020444———NAICS2017
2021333———NAICS2017
2022443———NAICS2022
2023543———NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 26209. 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
249273.4 mi12015
262914.5 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.