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BMIE Market 29385

Spartanburg County, South Carolina · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)8,180
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±832 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households3,109
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±319 · 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 count7,221
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units3,029
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$58,249
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4,976 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age35.9
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4 · 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$1,018
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±145 · 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$216,900
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,367 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area18.7 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 29385
Restaurants per 10,000 residents1.4
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+33.3%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2010 → 2020, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+300.0%
DERIVED: 2002 → 2022, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+33.3%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20285 (range 3–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2008–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.77) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score70 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score51 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score76 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score91 / 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: 70 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score51.35140%+20.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score76.07635%+26.6
Market Momentum Score91.09125%+22.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 51 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)8,1806840%+27.1
Median household income (ACS)58,2492740%+10.7
Households (ACS)3,1096720%+13.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 76 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth2009735%+34.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.99225%+23.0
Population (ACS)8,1806820%+13.6
Median household income (ACS)58,2492720%+5.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 91 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth33.38550%+42.5
10-year restaurant growth2009730%+29.2
20-year restaurant growth3009720%+19.3
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 (3)

By cuisine

Asian 1 · Mexican 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Tea / bubble tea 1 · Vietnamese 1

By type

Bar 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Chips and Cheese Mexican FoodRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex105 B Little Mountain Rdopen
Pho Luck! RestaurantJuice, smoothie, teaVietnamese · Tea / bubble tea · Asian311 Spartanburg Hwy Ste aopen
Spartanburg Toastmasters ClubBar10 Brooktown Ctopen
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
199433————SIC1987
199522————SIC1987
199611————SIC1987
199744————SIC1987
19986633——NAICS1997
19994431——NAICS1997
20004431——NAICS1997
2001222———NAICS1997
2002211——1NAICS1997
20032————2NAICS2002
20044211—2NAICS2002
20054211—2NAICS2002
200631—1—2NAICS2002
200731—1—2NAICS2002
200831—1—2NAICS2007
200931—1—2NAICS2007
201031—1—2NAICS2007
20111————1NAICS2007
20121————1NAICS2012
20131————1NAICS2012
201421—1—1NAICS2012
201511—1——NAICS2012
201611—1——NAICS2012
201833————NAICS2017
201933————NAICS2017
202033————NAICS2017
20213—————NAICS2017
202254————NAICS2022
202344————NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 29385. 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
293772.9 mi—
293654.0 mi162023
293344.8 mi382023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.