BMIE Market 26508

Monongalia County, West Virginia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	40,231 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,508 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	16,052 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±720 · 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 count	29,170 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	12,705 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$90,041 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,702 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	36.4 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1 · 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	$1,011 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±96 · 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	$311,500 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,572 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	123.1 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	51 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 26508
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	8.9 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+15.9% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+82.1% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+240.0% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+2,450.0% DERIVED: 1997 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	63 (range 59–67) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +2.1 per year, r² 0.93) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	83 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	86 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	80 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	83 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

Map

Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic file, 1:500k, 2020 vintage. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trends

Historical lines are published counts. Dashed lines are derived: a least-squares trend through the last decade, extended as a FORECAST with its 80% range. Momentum, not a guarantee.

Restaurants by year, with trend and projection

ZIP Code Business Patterns, USPS ZIP 26508. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +2.1 restaurants per year, r² 0.93, confidence High.

Growth index (first year on file = 100)

Each category relative to its own first published count. Full/limited split is unavailable under SIC (before 1998).

Mix of the food-service market

Share of all food-service establishments. "Other" = snack bars, caterers, contractors, mobile.

Population and restaurants per 10,000 residents

Population points: 2010 Census count and ACS 5-year estimates on file (more vintages load over time). Density uses the population point within two years of each restaurant count. Population projection appears once three or more ACS years are loaded.

Restaurant growth vs. West Virginia and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 313, U.S. n = 24,852). DERIVED from ZIP Code Business Patterns.

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: 83 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	85.8	86	40%	+34.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score	80.1	80	35%	+28.0
Market Momentum Score	82.7	83	25%	+20.7

Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 86 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	40,231	94	40%	+37.6
Median household income (ACS)	90,041	73	40%	+29.3
Households (ACS)	16,052	95	20%	+18.9

Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 80 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	82.1	89	35%	+31.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	12.7	62	25%	+15.4
Population (ACS)	40,231	94	20%	+18.8
Median household income (ACS)	90,041	73	20%	+14.6

Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 83 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	15.9	74	50%	+36.9
10-year restaurant growth	82.1	89	30%	+26.8
20-year restaurant growth	240	95	20%	+19.0

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 (105)

By cuisine

American 22 · Pizza 12 · Coffee 11 · Sandwiches 11 · Italian 9 · Burgers 7 · Bakery 6 · Dessert 5 · Mexican 5 · BBQ 4 · Asian 3 · Chinese 3 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 3 · Breakfast 2 · Chicken / wings 2 · Latin American (other) 2 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 2 · Hawaiian / Pacific 1 · Hot dogs 1 · Japanese 1 · Noodles / ramen / pho 1 · Peruvian 1 · Seafood 1 · Steakhouse 1 · Sushi 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 55 · Bar 23 · Quick service 17 · Casual dining 13 · Café 10 · Dessert 7 · Bakery 6 · Coffee shop 5 · Other 3 · Catering 1 · Food truck 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
2G Brothers Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	23 Cheat Lndg	open
Almost Heaven Desserts and Coffee Shop	Dessert · Coffee shop · Café	Dessert · Coffee	27 Cheat Lndg	open
Almost Heaven Kettle Corn	Food truck · Catering		55 Don Knotts Blvd	open
Aloha Management Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		2500 Cranberry Sq	open
American Legion	Bar		3470 Earl L Core Rd	open
Annie's Coffee and Creamery	Coffee shop · Dessert · Café	Coffee · Ice cream / frozen desserts	700 Fort Pierpont Dr	open
Apple Annies Apple Annie’s Fairmont	Bakery · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Bakery	6120 Mid Atlantic Dr	open
Barside Lounge & Hotspot	Bar		635 Cheat Rd	open
Big Dog Cafe & Hot Spot	Café · Coffee shop	Coffee	1426 Point Marion Rd	open
Big Red's Shanty Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	200 Fort Pierpont Dr Ste 110	open
Bob Evans Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	408 Venture Dr	open
Boston Beanery	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shop	American · Coffee	226 Comfort Inn Dr	open
Burger King Burger King	Quick service	Burgers · American	55 Postal Plaza	open
Burger King Burger King	Quick service	Burgers · American	2000 Cranberry Sq	open
Cafe Oliverio	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Italian · Coffee	200 Fort Pierpont Dr	open
Casa D'Amici Casa D'Amici	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Italian · American	5003 Mid Atlantic Dr	open
China City Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	3174 Earl L Core Rd	open
China Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	510 Ashebrooke Sq	open
Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex	117 Foxtown Dr	open
Cinnabon Cinnabon	Bakery · Dessert · Café	Bakery · Dessert · Coffee	2309 Smithtown Rd	open
Classic's 3 Hot Spot Lounge and Restaurant	Casual dining · Bar		1384 Green Bag Road	open
Dairy Queen Dairy Queen	Quick service	Burgers · American	15 Brookhaven Rd	open
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill Dairy Queen	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts	183 Fortress Blvd	open
Dari-Delite	Dessert · Quick service	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	3837 Earl L Core Rd	open
Denny's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Breakfast	258 Retail Cir	open
Devino's Pizzeria	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Sandwiches · Italian	200 Hornbeck Rd	open
Dockside Grille	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	American	69 Mont Chateau Rd	open
DQ Grill & Chill DQ Grill & Chill	Quick service		15 Brookhaven Rd	open
Draft Draft	Bar · Casual dining		5008 Mid Atlantic Dr	open
Dragon Cafe	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	510 Ashebrooke Sq	open
Edible Journey	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	605 Fairchance Rd	open
El Pollon - Cheat Lake El Pollon Ranson	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Peruvian · Latin American (other) · Chicken / wings	200 Fort Pierpont Dr	open
Farmhouse Cafe	Café	Coffee	10000 Coombs Farm Rd	open
Fat Angelo's Fat Angelo's Pizzeria	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Other	Sandwiches · Pizza · Italian	503 Ashebrooke Square	open
Fireside Cafe	Restaurant (service type not stated)		7000 Mid Atlantic Dr	open
Flying Fish & Co	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood	5003 Mid Atlantic Dr	open
Forks of Cheat Winery	Winery / distillery / taproom		2811 Stewartstown Rd	open
Fox's Pizza Den	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	200 Fort Pierpont Dr	open
Frosted Mug	Bar		1103 Greenbag Rd	open
Fujiyama	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Sushi · Asian	849 Venture Dr	open
Goatsbeard Market Farm	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches	1458 Smithtown Rd	open
Gold Club II WV	Bar		1707 Smithtown Rd	open
Good Fellows Baking Co.	Bakery · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	55 Don Knotts Blvd Ste 2B	open
Gray Fox Kitchen and Cocktails	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar		2232 Cheat Rd	open
High Life Lounge	Bar		953 Point Marion Rd	open
Homegrown Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	3429 Earl L Core Rd	open
Honky Tonk Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	3315 Earl L Core Rd	open
Hunt Brothers Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	3092 Grafton Rd	open
Hunt Brothers Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	2842 Kingwood Pike	open
IHOP IHOP	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Breakfast	201 Venture Dr	open
K Ryan Industries, Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1251 Canyon Rd	open
Kris's Hot Spot	Café	Coffee	2003 Stewartstown Rd	open
La Tapatia Market and Tacos	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	1200 Green Bag Road #14	open
Lake House Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American	165 Sunset Beach Rd	open
Lefty & Lucy's	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	1542 Fairchance Rd	open
Legends Sports Bar	Bar · Casual dining		1 Lakeview Dr	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	169 Fairchance Rd	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	204 Venture Dr	open
Lizzie’s Ugly Cake Bakery	Bakery · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	696 Breakiron Hill Rd	open
Los Mariachis Pierpont	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Mexican	408 Venture Dr	open
Madelynn's Hot Spot and Cafe III	Café · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Coffee	1111 Greenbag Rd	open
Mariachi Loco	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · American	258 Retail Cir	open
Mavericks	Bar		3388 Grafton Rd	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service	Burgers · American	100 Foxtown Dr	open
Milanos Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	2 Brookstone Plz	open
Morgantown Bakery Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		6120 Mid Atlantic Dr	open
Morgantown's Menu Guide	Café	Coffee · American	2800 Cranberry Sq	open
MrBeast Burger	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers · Sandwiches	512 Venture Dr	open
Novichenks Tailgaters Pub II	Bar · Casual dining		1494 Cheat Rd	open
Outback Steakhouse Outback Steakhouse	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Steakhouse · American	510 Venture Dr	open
Pizza Plus	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	2762 Smithtown Rd	open
Provoloni's Italian Grille	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian	6120 Mid Atlantic Dr	open
Purple Cow Lounge	Bar · Casual dining		1226 Cheat Rd	open
Rhythm & Brews	Bar		245 Cheat Rd	open
Roosters Roost Morgantown	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings · American	226 Comfort Inn Dr	open
Ruby & Ketchy's	Casual dining	American	2232 Cheat Rd	open
Ruby Tuesday Ruby Tuesday	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	512 Venture Dr	open
Schwebel's Bakery Outlet Stores Schwebel's Bakery Outlet Stores	Bakery	Bakery	800 Business Park Dr	open
Shoney's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	9 Starling Est	open
Smokin Jacks	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	246 Cheat Rd	open
Starbucks Coffee Company Starbucks	Coffee shop · Café · Bakery	Coffee · Bakery	119 Foxtown Dr	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Other · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	215 Hornbeck Rd	open
Subway Subway	Quick service	Sandwiches	169 Cheat Lake Road, Suite #1	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	204 Venture Dr #68	open
Subway	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	169 Cheat Lake Rd Ste #1	open
Subway	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	1055 Pt. Marion Rd	open
Subway	Other	Sandwiches	1055 Point Marion Rd	open
Super Red Bowl	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Asian · Noodles / ramen / pho	6100 Mid Atlantic Dr	open
Taco Bell Taco Bell	Quick service	Mexican	Ashebrooke Square - Pp 302 Cheat Road	open
Tenderfix By Noah Schnapp	Quick service		201 Venture Dr	open
The Backyard BBQ	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ · American	1382 Cheat Rd	open
The Point	Bar		3172 Point Marion Rd	open
Tipsy Teeze Bar, Grill and Music Hall	Casual dining · Bar		246 Cheat Rd	open
Tropics	Casual dining · Bar	Hawaiian / Pacific	2500 Cooper Rock Incline	open
Tumbleweed Saloon	Bar		3585 Grafton Rd	open
Two Fat Cousin	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	504 Vantage Dr	open
Walzzy's Hotdogs	Quick service	Hot dogs · Sandwiches	512 Ashebrooke Square	open
Wendy's Wendy's	Quick service	Burgers · American	306 Venture Dr	open
Whippoorwill Bar & Grill	Casual dining · Bar		239 Fairchance Rd	open
Whitetail Crossing	Bar		1562 Grafton Rd	open
Xl Gentlemen Club	Bar		3315 Earl L Core Rd	open
Boston Hospitality Group Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		689 Fairchance Rd	closed
Get Fit Juices & Shakes Pierpont	Juice, smoothie, tea	Juice / smoothies	200 Fort Pierpont Dr Ste 101	closed
Glasshouse Grille Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		7000 Mid Atlantic Dr	closed
Milano's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	2 Brookstone Plz	closed

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

Year	All food service	Restaurants	Full-service	Limited-service	Snack & beverage	Bars	Industry codes
1997	2	2	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1998	7	7	4	1	2	—	NAICS1997
1999	9	8	4	1	3	1	NAICS1997
2000	9	8	5	1	2	1	NAICS1997
2001	10	9	5	2	2	1	NAICS1997
2002	15	12	7	4	1	2	NAICS1997
2003	19	15	8	6	1	2	NAICS2002
2004	19	12	6	5	1	6	NAICS2002
2005	12	8	5	3	—	3	NAICS2002
2006	17	11	4	7	—	5	NAICS2002
2007	19	16	8	7	1	3	NAICS2002
2008	26	20	10	8	2	5	NAICS2007
2009	27	23	10	10	2	4	NAICS2007
2010	31	26	13	11	1	5	NAICS2007
2011	37	33	15	15	3	4	NAICS2007
2012	36	29	13	13	3	7	NAICS2012
2013	35	28	12	12	4	7	NAICS2012
2014	44	34	16	14	4	10	NAICS2012
2015	49	37	18	15	3	10	NAICS2012
2016	47	39	18	18	2	6	NAICS2012
2017	51	43	18	22	—	6	NAICS2017
2018	50	44	18	22	4	4	NAICS2017
2019	48	44	18	22	4	3	NAICS2017
2020	51	49	20	24	5	—	NAICS2017
2021	52	49	20	23	5	3	NAICS2017
2022	53	50	21	23	6	3	NAICS2022
2023	54	51	23	23	5	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 26508. 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)

ZCTA	Distance	Restaurants	Year
26505	4.3 mi	145	2023
26506	4.8 mi	2	2016

Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.