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BMIE Market 26534

Monongalia County, West Virginia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)792
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±217 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households396
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±113 · 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 count789
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units399
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$31,413
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11,843 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age31.3
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8 · 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$897
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±889 · 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$138,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,225 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area1.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2021 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2021 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 26534
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2016 → 2021, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2001 → 2021, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20262 (range 0–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1999–2021 (6 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.35) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score35 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score19 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score15 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Market Momentum Score89 / 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: 35 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score18.81940%+7.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score15.01535%+5.2
Market Momentum Score89.28925%+22.3
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 19 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)7922840%+11.3
Median household income (ACS)31,413340%+1.0
Households (ACS)3963220%+6.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 15 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)37.91425%+5.5
Population (ACS)7922820%+8.7
Median household income (ACS)31,413320%+0.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 89 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth2009950%+70.7
20-year restaurant growth506520%+18.5
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 (7)

By cuisine

Pizza 2 · American 1 · Bakery 1 · Breakfast 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Mexican 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 6 · Bar 2 · Bakery 1 · Catering 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Bandida HeatRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarMexicanopen
Blaze Pizza Blaze PizzaQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Pizza525 Granville Sq Suite 127open
Grandma's Country KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)American · Cajun, Creole, Southern3 Dents Run Blvdopen
Granville, WV - Granville Square Blaze PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza525 Granville Square, Suite 127open
Mason Jar Tavern & GrillRestaurant (service type not stated) · Bar81 Dents Run Blvdopen
The Breakfast CaffeRestaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast23 Blue Horizon Dropen
This and That Bakery and CateringBakery · CateringBakery1065 Main Streetopen
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
1999111———NAICS1997
2000111———NAICS1997
2001222———NAICS1997
2002111———NAICS1997
20031————1NAICS2002
20041————1NAICS2002
20051————1NAICS2002
20061————1NAICS2002
20071————1NAICS2002
20081————1NAICS2007
20091————1NAICS2007
20101————1NAICS2007
20111————1NAICS2007
20121————1NAICS2012
201611—1——NAICS2012
20193—————NAICS2017
202133————NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 26534. 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
265431.1 mi12009
265061.6 mi22016
265461.6 mi—
265012.2 mi562023
265052.9 mi1452023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.