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BMIE Market 41537

Letcher County, Kentucky · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,447
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±457 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,637
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±197 · 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 count5,373
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,528
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$35,673
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12,954 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age48.4
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±6 · 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$467
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±154 · 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$76,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,734 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area54.7 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 41537
Restaurants per 10,000 residents5.6
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2016 → 2021, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file-25.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 2–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2010–2023 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.20) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score55 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score35 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score60 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score80 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

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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: 55 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score35.03540%+14.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score59.86035%+20.9
Market Momentum Score79.78025%+19.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 35 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,4475440%+21.8
Median household income (ACS)35,673440%+1.6
Households (ACS)1,6375820%+11.6
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 60 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth508235%+28.8
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)8.77725%+19.4
Population (ACS)3,4475420%+10.9
Median household income (ACS)35,673420%+0.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 80 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth2009950%+49.5
10-year restaurant growth508230%+24.7
20-year restaurant growth02820%+5.6
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 (11)

By cuisine

Coffee 3 · Dessert 3 · Pizza 3 · American 2 · Bakery 2 · Burgers 1 · Italian 1 · Mexican 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 7 · Café 3 · Dessert 3 · Bakery 2 · Coffee shop 2 · Quick service 2

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Brain Freeze Shaved IceDessert · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick serviceDessert294 State Hwy 3400open
Cavalier Drugstore and CafeRestaurant (service type not stated) · CaféCoffee9500 Highway 805open
Coal City CoffeeCoffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · CaféCoffee9599 Hwy 805open
Giovanni's of Dorton Giovanni's FairbornRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian8068 KY-610open
Giovanni's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza9543 Highway 805open
Hardee's Hardee'sQuick serviceBurgers · American9433 Highway 805open
Hunt Brothers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza9342 Highway 805 Ste 2open
Nina & Sons' CafeCafé · Coffee shopCoffee · American10021 Highway 805open
Paco's Mexican Restaurant - JenkinsRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex229 Lake Side Dropen
Tasty Treats By TabDessert · BakeryDessert · Bakery4105 Hwy 805open
The Bakery at Jingleheim Ranch & GardensBakery · DessertBakery · Dessert9645 US-119open
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
199444SIC1987
199522SIC1987
199633SIC1987
199733SIC1987
1998333NAICS1997
1999333NAICS1997
2000333NAICS1997
2001333NAICS1997
2002333NAICS1997
2003333NAICS2002
2004333NAICS2002
2005333NAICS2002
2006222NAICS2002
2007322NAICS2002
2008433NAICS2007
2009333NAICS2007
2010333NAICS2007
2011222NAICS2007
20122211NAICS2012
20132211NAICS2012
2014111NAICS2012
2015111NAICS2012
2016111NAICS2012
201933NAICS2017
202133NAICS2017
202233NAICS2022
202333NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 41537. 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
415172.4 mi11995
418353.0 mi
415634.1 mi
418104.2 mi
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.