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BMIE Market 28662

Avery County, North Carolina · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)0
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households0
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14 · 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 count140
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units86
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household incomeData source not yet connected
Median ageData source not yet connected
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home valueData source not yet connected
Land area1.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2018 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2018 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 28662
Restaurants per 10,000 residents142.9
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2008 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 1998 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20234 (range 3–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2008–2018 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.60) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score23 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Consumer Market Score1 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Market Momentum Score59 / 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: 23 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score1.1140%+0.7
Market Momentum Score58.55925%+22.5
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 1 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)0140%+0.6
Households (ACS)0120%+0.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Market Momentum Score: 59 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth508230%+24.7
20-year restaurant growth506520%+13.0
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 (2)

By cuisine

BBQ 1 · Italian 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 2

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Cellucci's Italian Restaurant & BarRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza2884 Linville Falls Hwyopen
Lowery's Barbecue Company Inc.Restaurant (service type not stated)BBQ2860 Linville Falls Hwyopen
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
199611————SIC1987
199711————SIC1987
1998222———NAICS1997
1999222———NAICS1997
2000222———NAICS1997
2001222———NAICS1997
2002333———NAICS1997
2003111———NAICS2002
2004111———NAICS2002
2005111———NAICS2002
20062211——NAICS2002
20072211——NAICS2002
20082211——NAICS2007
20092211——NAICS2007
20102211——NAICS2007
20113312——NAICS2007
20123312——NAICS2012
20133312——NAICS2012
20143312——NAICS2012
20153312——NAICS2012
20163312——NAICS2012
201733————NAICS2017
201833————NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 28662. 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
286162.2 mi12016
286572.8 mi92023
286533.1 mi—
286413.3 mi12010
286464.3 mi32016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.