BMIE Market 29006

Saluda County, South Carolina · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	9,199 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±893 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	3,791 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±363 · 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	9,565 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	4,469 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$50,379 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,566 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	40.6 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · 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	$911 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±118 · 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	$157,500 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±30,480 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	138.1 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	14 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 29006
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	12.6 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+55.6% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+16.7% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+0.0% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+75.0% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	12 (range 9–15) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.03) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	54 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	48 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	51 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	70 / 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 29006. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.1 restaurants per year, r² 0.03, confidence Low.

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. South Carolina and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 318, 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: 54 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	48.0	48	40%	+19.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score	51.0	51	35%	+17.9
Market Momentum Score	69.6	70	25%	+17.4

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

Consumer Market Score: 48 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	9,199	70	40%	+27.8
Median household income (ACS)	50,379	15	40%	+6.1
Households (ACS)	3,791	70	20%	+14.1

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 51 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	16.7	60	35%	+21.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	15.2	52	25%	+13.0
Population (ACS)	9,199	70	20%	+13.9
Median household income (ACS)	50,379	15	20%	+3.1

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

Market Momentum Score: 70 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	55.6	92	50%	+46.0
10-year restaurant growth	16.7	60	30%	+18.0
20-year restaurant growth	0	28	20%	+5.6

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 (31)

By cuisine

American 10 · Pizza 4 · Bakery 3 · Dessert 3 · Asian 2 · Breakfast 2 · Burgers 2 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 2 · Chinese 2 · Coffee 2 · Sandwiches 2 · Chicken / wings 1 · Japanese 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Mexican 1 · Steakhouse 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 16 · Quick service 10 · Bakery 4 · Dessert 4 · Bar 3 · Casual dining 3 · Café 2 · Coffee shop 1 · Food truck 1 · Specialty food shop 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Beulah Roasting Co.	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee	532 Lexington St	open
Bojangles Bojangles	Quick service	Chicken / wings · American	145 E Columbia Ave	open
China House	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	147 Church Rd	open
China One China One	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	245 W Columbia Ave	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Quick service		111 West Church Street	open
Freeze Fresh Candy	Dessert · Bakery	Bakery	2891 Double Bridges Rd	open
Groucho's Deli	Specialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Sandwiches	139 N Oak St	open
Hardee's	Quick service		502 W Columbia Ave	open
Huddle House	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Breakfast · American	1694 Old 96 Indian Trl	open
Hunt Brothers Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	448 W Church St	open
Hunt Brothers Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	5600 Fairview Rd	open
Japan Express	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Steakhouse · Asian	211 W Columbia Ave	open
Kathy's Bar & Grill	Casual dining · Bar	American	1120 S Lee St	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	215 W Columbia Ave	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	210 W Columbia Ave	open
Neighbor's Cafe	Café	Coffee		open
Pelican's SnoBalls	Dessert	Dessert	311 W Columbia Ave	open
Pizza Hut Pizza Hut	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	254 W Columbia Ave Lexington	open
Rochelle's Soulountry	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	121 W Church St	open
SC Donuts	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert	507 W Columbia Ave	open
Sonic Drive In Sonic Drive-In	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	136 West Church Street	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	241 W Columbia Ave	open
Taqueria Tienda Mexicana Del Valle	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	152 N Pine St	open
The Busted Biscuit Bakery	Bakery	Bakery		open
The Front Room	Bar	American	230 W Church St	open
The Gypsy Queen Cakery	Bakery · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	173 Rabbit Ln	open
The Spud Stop, LLC	Food truck · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	137	open
Twin City Public House	Bar		110 W Church St	open
Waffle House Waffle House	Casual dining	Breakfast · American	130 W Church St	open
Wendy's Wendy's	Quick service	Burgers · American	205 W Church St	open
Wiz's Eatery	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Cajun, Creole, Southern	110 E Church St	open

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
1994	8	8	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1995	9	9	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1996	9	9	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1997	10	10	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1998	11	11	5	6	—	—	NAICS1997
1999	13	13	6	7	—	—	NAICS1997
2000	11	11	5	5	1	—	NAICS1997
2001	10	10	3	6	1	—	NAICS1997
2002	10	10	4	6	—	—	NAICS1997
2003	14	14	6	7	1	—	NAICS2002
2004	14	14	7	7	—	—	NAICS2002
2005	14	14	7	7	—	—	NAICS2002
2006	14	14	7	7	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	11	11	4	6	1	—	NAICS2002
2008	11	11	6	5	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	14	14	6	7	1	—	NAICS2007
2010	12	12	5	6	1	—	NAICS2007
2011	11	11	4	6	1	—	NAICS2007
2012	10	10	3	6	1	—	NAICS2012
2013	12	12	3	8	1	—	NAICS2012
2014	12	11	3	7	1	—	NAICS2012
2015	12	11	3	7	1	—	NAICS2012
2016	12	11	3	7	1	—	NAICS2012
2017	11	11	—	8	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	9	9	—	7	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	9	9	3	6	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	9	9	3	6	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	11	11	6	5	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	13	12	6	6	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	15	14	5	9	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 29006. 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
29105	5.0 mi	1	1997

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