BMIE Market 29671

Pickens County, South Carolina · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	18,666 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,257 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	7,424 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±505 · 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	18,030 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	8,261 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$61,749 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±5,109 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	42.9 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	$961 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±57 · 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	$216,000 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16,175 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	132.3 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	27 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 29671
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	16.6 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	-6.9% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	-6.9% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+3.9% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+58.8% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	30 (range 24–35) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.01) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	46 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	61 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	43 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	24 / 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 29671. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.1 restaurants per year, r² 0.01, 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: 46 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	61.3	61	40%	+24.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score	43.3	43	35%	+15.2
Market Momentum Score	23.9	24	25%	+6.0

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

Consumer Market Score: 61 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	18,666	80	40%	+32.1
Median household income (ACS)	61,749	33	40%	+13.1
Households (ACS)	7,424	80	20%	+16.1

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 43 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	-6.9	20	35%	+7.0
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	14.5	55	25%	+13.7
Population (ACS)	18,666	80	20%	+16.0
Median household income (ACS)	61,749	33	20%	+6.6

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

Market Momentum Score: 24 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	-6.9	21	50%	+10.6
10-year restaurant growth	-6.9	20	30%	+6.0
20-year restaurant growth	3.9	37	20%	+7.4

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 (73)

By cuisine

American 15 · Coffee 8 · Burgers 7 · Pizza 7 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 5 · Italian 5 · Mexican 5 · Chicken / wings 4 · Sandwiches 4 · Bakery 3 · Dessert 3 · Seafood 3 · Asian 2 · BBQ 2 · Juice / smoothies 2 · Latin American (other) 2 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 2 · Breakfast 1 · Chinese 1 · Hot dogs 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Japanese 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 38 · Quick service 15 · Bar 11 · Coffee shop 7 · Café 6 · Casual dining 6 · Dessert 5 · Bakery 4 · Specialty food shop 2 · Juice, smoothie, tea 2 · Catering 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Food truck 1 · Other 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Appalachian Ale House	Bar		205 E Main St	open
Arby's	Quick service		113 Hampton Ave	open
Aunt Sue's Country Corner	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	107 Country Creek Dr	open
Auntie Ann's Kitchen Auntie Anne's	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	203 Farrs Bridge Rd	open
Bantam Chef Number 2 Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)		407 E Jones Ave	open
Bee Well Honey Coffee Cafe	Café · Coffee shop	Coffee	205 Hampton Ave	open
Bojangles' Bojangles	Quick service	Chicken / wings · Cajun, Creole, Southern	605 Ann Street	open
Burger King Burger King	Quick service	Burgers · American	529 Ann Street	open
Burger King	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	2702 Gentry Memorial Hwy	open
Burning Brick Tavern	Casual dining · Bar		301 E Main St	open
Cafe Connections	Café · Coffee shop	Coffee	606 E Cedar Rock St	open
Carolina Fine Foods	Casual dining	American	405 Hampton Ave	open
Chang An Chinese Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	2700 Gentry Memorial Hwy	open
Chester's Chicken	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	3949 Moorefield Memorial Hwy	open
Country Corner	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · American · Cajun, Creole, Southern	1835 Walhalla Hwy	open
Coyote Coffee Cafe Coyote Coffee Cafe	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee · Sandwiches	117 W Main St	open
Domino's Domino's Pizza	Quick service · Delivery-focused	Pizza	102 East Main Street	open
Dusty Rose Coffee Roasters LLC	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Coffee	225 Pumpkintown Rd Ste 30	open
El Agave	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Seafood	112 W Main St	open
Farmhouse Deli	Specialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Sandwiches	111 W Main St	open
Fatsos BBQ & Catering	Catering	BBQ · Cajun, Creole, Southern	444 Hampton Ave	open
Fiesta Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Latin American (other)	712 W Main St	open
Fordy Four Family Pizza Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		213A W Main St	open
Hammer Town Company Diner	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	225 Pumpkintown Hwy	open
Hardee's Hardee's	Quick service	Burgers · American	308 Hampton Avenue	open
Heidi's Dog House	Quick service	Hot dogs · American	502 Ann St	open
Heidi's Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		502 Ann St	open
Hunt Brothers Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	3949 Moorefield Memorial Hwy	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	2700 Gentry Memorial Hwy	open
Long John Silver's Long John Silver's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood · Chicken / wings	2809 Gentry Memorial Hwy	open
Mable’s Fish Camp	Food truck		296 Liberia Rd	open
Main Street Pizzeria	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	213 W Main St	open
Martha's Marvelous Munchies	Bakery · Dessert · Coffee shop	Bakery · Dessert · Coffee	109 W Main St	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	425 E Main	open
Mikoshi Japanese	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Asian	209 Hampton Ave	open
Miss Kitty's Tavern	Bar		3683 Moorefield Memorial Hwy	open
Moo's Creamery & Sandwich Shop	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts	502 Ann St	open
Mountain Snow Natural Shaved Ice	Juice, smoothie, tea	Juice / smoothies · American	Pumpkintown Mountain Opry, 3414 Highway 11	open
Pancho's Grill Mexican Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Latin American (other)	2700 Gentry Memorial Hwy	open
Pickens Doodle Market	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches	124 Railroad St	open
Pickens pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	304 Ann St	open
Pickens pool room	Bar		111 Ann St	open
Pizza Inn Pizza Inn	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	Towncreek Shopping Center, 502 Ann St V	open
PS Baked With Love	Bakery · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	104 S Catherine St	open
Pumpkintown Cafe Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		3837 Pumpkintown Hwy	open
Pumpkintown General Store	Quick service	American · Burgers	3837 Pumpkintown Hwy	open
Sam's country club	Bar		1440 Walhalla Hwy	open
Sam's Party Shop	Bar		104 Pumpkintown Hwy, Pickens, SC 29671	open
Six Mile Cafe	Restaurant (service type not stated)		2510 Walhalla Hwy # 8706	open
Solid Rock Of Pickens Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		107 Country Creek Dr	open
Southcack Taproom	Restaurant (service type not stated)		2630 Gentry Memorial Hwy	open
Starbucks Starbucks	Coffee shop · Juice, smoothie, tea · Café	Coffee · Juice / smoothies	2702 Gentry Memorial Hwy	open
Starbucks Coffee Company Starbucks	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	502 Ann St	open
Street Tacos and Seafood	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Seafood	102 W Main St	open
Subway	Other	Sandwiches	302 Hampton Ave	open
Taco Bell Taco Bell	Quick service	Mexican	2619 Gentry Memorial Highway	open
Tavern 53	Casual dining · Bar		1018 State Rd S-39-204	open
The Backyard	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Burgers · Coffee	121 Railroad St	open
The Downlow	Bar		205 E Main St	open
The GateHouse Restaurant	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)		116 Ann Street	open
The Open Door	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Italian	911 W Main St	open
The Porkette	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ · Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	103 W Main St	open
The Rock Restaurant & Bar	Bar		171 Sliding Rock Rd	open
The Wizard Owl Creperie & Mercantile	Restaurant (service type not stated)		116 Ann St	open
Tidbits & Tasties	Dessert		225 Pumpkintown Hwy	open
Tony's Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian · American	704 W Main St	open
Uncle Joe's Sports Bar LLC	Bar		131 Farrs Bridge Rd	open
Village Inn Village Inn Restaurants	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	107 S Catherine St	open
Waffle House	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Breakfast	445 ANN St	open
Walmart Bakery	Bakery	Bakery	2637 Gentry Memorial Hwy	open
Wendy's Wendy's	Quick service	Burgers · American	505 Ann Street	open
You Drive Me Glazy	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert	317 E Main St	open
Zaxby's Zaxby's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	2631 Gentry Memorial Hwy	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	17	17	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1995	17	17	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1996	20	20	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1997	26	26	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1998	24	24	11	12	1	—	NAICS1997
1999	26	25	11	13	1	1	NAICS1997
2000	28	27	9	16	2	1	NAICS1997
2001	27	25	9	14	1	1	NAICS1997
2002	27	24	11	12	1	2	NAICS1997
2003	29	26	11	14	1	2	NAICS2002
2004	26	24	11	12	1	2	NAICS2002
2005	26	24	11	11	2	2	NAICS2002
2006	27	25	12	11	2	2	NAICS2002
2007	30	28	16	11	1	2	NAICS2002
2008	29	27	13	13	1	2	NAICS2007
2009	27	25	11	14	—	2	NAICS2007
2010	32	30	14	16	—	2	NAICS2007
2011	31	29	13	16	—	2	NAICS2007
2012	32	30	15	15	—	2	NAICS2012
2013	30	29	12	17	—	1	NAICS2012
2014	27	26	13	13	—	1	NAICS2012
2015	29	27	13	14	—	2	NAICS2012
2016	27	25	12	13	—	2	NAICS2012
2017	33	31	16	15	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	31	29	15	14	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	36	34	19	14	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	33	31	17	14	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	29	27	13	13	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	31	27	13	13	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	31	27	10	15	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 29671. 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)

None within 5 miles.