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BMIE Market 35615

Limestone County, Alabama · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)23
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±37 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households23
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±37 · 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 count68
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units41
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 area0.5 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2006 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2006 detail (NAICS2002) · by USPS ZIP 35615
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2001 → 2006, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2006, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20111 (range 1–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1996–2006 (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 Score17 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score4 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score16 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Market Momentum Score39 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence Medium · 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: 17 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score3.6440%+1.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score16.21635%+5.7
Market Momentum Score39.23925%+9.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 4 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)23340%+1.8
Households (ACS)23520%+1.8
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 16 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+15.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)434.8125%+0.2
Population (ACS)23320%+0.7
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 39 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+26.1
10-year restaurant growth03530%+13.1
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

No listings loaded for this ZCTA yet. Counts above come from the Census; individual listings arrive from Overture Places.

Restaurant establishments over time

YearAll food serviceRestaurantsFull-serviceLimited-serviceSnack & beverageBarsIndustry codes
199411SIC1987
199511SIC1987
199611SIC1987
199711SIC1987
1998111NAICS1997
1999111NAICS1997
2000111NAICS1997
2001111NAICS1997
2002111NAICS1997
2003111NAICS2002
2004111NAICS2002
2005111NAICS2002
2006111NAICS2002
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 35615. 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
356492.6 mi12016
357563.5 mi182023
356714.2 mi22016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.