BMIE Market 36863

Chambers County, Alabama · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	11,919 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±629 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	4,252 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±373 · 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	11,672 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	5,793 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$51,130 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,192 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	44.0 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	$876 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±71 · 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	$111,400 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,841 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	95.6 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	13 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 36863
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	8.6 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+30.0% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+8.3% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+30.0% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+85.7% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	14 (range 12–17) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.3 per year, r² 0.45) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	56 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	50 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	53 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	68 / 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 36863. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.3 restaurants per year, r² 0.45, confidence Medium.

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. Alabama and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 471, 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: 56 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	50.2	50	40%	+20.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score	53.5	53	35%	+18.7
Market Momentum Score	67.8	68	25%	+17.0

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

Consumer Market Score: 50 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	11,919	73	40%	+29.3
Median household income (ACS)	51,130	16	40%	+6.5
Households (ACS)	4,252	72	20%	+14.4

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 53 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	8.3	53	35%	+18.4
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	10.9	69	25%	+17.2
Population (ACS)	11,919	73	20%	+14.7
Median household income (ACS)	51,130	16	20%	+3.2

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

Market Momentum Score: 68 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	30	83	50%	+41.6
10-year restaurant growth	8.3	53	30%	+15.8
20-year restaurant growth	30	52	20%	+10.4

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 (28)

By cuisine

American 12 · BBQ 6 · Chicken / wings 6 · Bakery 3 · Dessert 2 · Latin American (other) 2 · Mexican 2 · Seafood 2 · Asian 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Chinese 1 · Coffee 1 · Pizza 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 22 · Quick service 6 · Casual dining 5 · Bakery 3 · Dessert 2 · Café 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Food truck 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
ATL Chicken and Seafood	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood · Chicken / wings · American	1916 S Broad Ave	open
Biggies Wings & Shaved Ice	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American	602 1st St	open
Chicken Stop Inc	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	2824 S Phillips Rd	open
China Moon	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	105 Valley Plaza Shopping ctr	open
Cottage Sweets Baking Company	Bakery	Bakery	1803 41st Ave SW	open
Da Grub Spot West Shawmut	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American	2005 Magnolia Rd	open
Dis & Dat Bakery LLC	Bakery · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	1911 S Broad Ave	open
Domino's Domino's Pizza	Quick service · Delivery-focused	Pizza	1709 Broad Avenue	open
El Jimador Mexican Restaurant El Jimador Carlsbad NM	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	2095 Valley Plaza Shpg Ctr	open
El Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Latin American (other)	202 S Gilmer Ave	open
Fractured Flamingo	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood	1133 County Road 294	open
Guthrie's Guthrie’s Tri-State	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings · American	2315 Broad Ave	open
Heard & Atkinson Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		2005 Magnolia Rd	open
Jb's Butt House	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	1730 54th Ave SW	open
Mary's Grilled Chicken Wraps	Quick service	Chicken / wings · American	1903 Broad Ave	open
Merl's Diner	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	10 1st St	open
Newt's Food Machine	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings · Cajun, Creole, Southern	2005 Magnolia Rd	open
Papa's Q & Stew	Restaurant (service type not stated)		3883 42nd ST SW	open
Paps's 'Que, Stew & Sauce	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	804 Veterans Memorial Pkwy	open
Pig Out	Quick service · Food truck	BBQ	1730 54th Ave SW	open
Sarajay's	Quick service	American	401 N Gilmer Ave	open
Smokin' Joe's BBQ	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ · American	755 N Lanier Ave	open
Sonic Drive In Sonic Drive-In	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	1705 S Broad Avenue	open
Southern Smokehouse	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	BBQ · American	415 Cherry Dr	open
Tasty Donuts Lanett AL	Bakery · Dessert · Café	Dessert · Coffee · Bakery	1108 S Gilmer Ave	open
TASTY TATERS	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American		open
Valencia Enterprises Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		103 Valley Plaza Shopping Ctr Ste B	open
Wing Time	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings · BBQ · American	602 Cherry Valley Shopping Ctr	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	7	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1995	6	6	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1996	8	7	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1997	14	13	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1998	14	13	5	8	—	1	NAICS1997
1999	15	14	8	5	1	1	NAICS1997
2000	13	12	8	4	—	1	NAICS1997
2001	13	11	6	5	—	2	NAICS1997
2002	10	9	3	6	—	1	NAICS1997
2003	11	10	5	5	—	1	NAICS2002
2004	10	9	4	5	—	1	NAICS2002
2005	11	11	4	7	—	—	NAICS2002
2006	14	14	4	9	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	12	12	5	6	—	—	NAICS2002
2008	13	13	5	7	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	12	11	4	6	—	—	NAICS2007
2010	11	10	5	5	—	—	NAICS2007
2011	12	11	5	6	—	—	NAICS2007
2012	13	12	6	6	—	—	NAICS2012
2013	12	12	6	6	—	—	NAICS2012
2014	10	10	5	5	—	—	NAICS2012
2015	10	10	5	5	—	—	NAICS2012
2016	10	10	5	5	—	—	NAICS2012
2017	10	10	5	5	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	10	10	5	5	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	11	11	5	6	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	11	11	5	6	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	14	13	5	7	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	16	14	4	7	3	—	NAICS2022
2023	13	13	4	7	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 36863. 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.