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BMIE Market 30568

Rabun County, Georgia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,133
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±389 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households822
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±139 · 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 count1,877
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,043
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$75,948
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,262 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age41.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9 · 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$976
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±74 · 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$273,400
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±48,989 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area30.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 30568
Restaurants per 10,000 residents5.3
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1998 → 2008, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-66.7%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20211 (range 1–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1998–2016 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 1.00) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score48 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score50 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score56 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score32 / 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: 48 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score50.25040%+20.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score56.05635%+19.6
Market Momentum Score31.63225%+7.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 50 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,1334640%+18.4
Median household income (ACS)75,9485740%+22.6
Households (ACS)8224620%+9.2
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.79325%+23.2
Population (ACS)2,1334620%+9.2
Median household income (ACS)75,9485720%+11.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 32 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth-66.7120%+0.2
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

American 2 · Coffee 2 · Bakery 1 · BBQ 1 · Breakfast 1 · Hot dogs 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 5 · Café 2 · Quick service 2 · Bakery 1 · Casual dining 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
12 Spies VineyardsWinery / distillery / taproom · Restaurant (service type not stated)550 Black Branch Rdopen
Auntie Anne's Auntie Anne'sBakery · Quick serviceBakery4548 US-441open
Buckin Chutes CafeCafé · Quick service · Coffee shopCoffee4336 Highway 441 Nopen
Hunt Brothers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza4244 Highway 441 Nopen
Tomlin's B-B-QRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · Hot dogs5030 US-441 Nopen
Veronica's CafeCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningCoffee · American4336 Hwy 441open
Vicki's RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast · AmericanHwy 441 Nopen
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
199633————SIC1987
199744————SIC1987
1998311———NAICS1997
19992—————NAICS1997
20002—————NAICS1997
20011—————NAICS1997
20022—————NAICS1997
20031—————NAICS2002
20041—————NAICS2002
20051—————NAICS2002
20062—————NAICS2002
200731—1——NAICS2002
200821—1——NAICS2007
200921—1——NAICS2007
201021—1——NAICS2007
201121—1——NAICS2007
201221—1——NAICS2012
201321—1——NAICS2012
201421—1——NAICS2012
201531—1——NAICS2012
201621—1——NAICS2012
20193—————NAICS2017
20203—————NAICS2017
20213—————NAICS2017
20223—————NAICS2022
20233—————NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 30568. 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
305622.9 mi12003
305254.1 mi332023
305374.8 mi52023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.