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BMIE Market 41824

Letcher County, Kentucky · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)685
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±339 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households360
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±173 · 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 count1,072
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units525
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 age54.6
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home value$53,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±48,735 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area5.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2022 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 41824
Restaurants per 10,000 residents18.7
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+200.0%
DERIVED: 2012 → 2022, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2002 → 2022, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+200.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2022, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20274 (range 3–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2011–2022 (11 points, +0.3 per year, r² 0.69) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score52 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score28 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score53 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Market Momentum Score92 / 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: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score27.62840%+11.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score52.85335%+18.5
Market Momentum Score91.79225%+22.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 28 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)6852640%+17.3
Households (ACS)3603120%+10.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 53 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth2009735%+42.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)43.81225%+3.7
Population (ACS)6852620%+6.5
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 92 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth2009950%+49.5
10-year restaurant growth2009730%+29.2
20-year restaurant growth506520%+13.0
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 (5)

By cuisine

American 1 · Chicken / wings 1 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Dessert 2 · Bar 1 · Casual dining 1 · Food truck 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Holcomb's CustardDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert584 Isom Dropen
Hunt Brothers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza29 Isom Dropen
Joes Drive InnFood truck · Casual diningChicken / wings · American85 highway 7 south Isom Kyopen
Snow MonkeyDessert2199 KY-1148open
The MudholeBar2199 State Hwy 1148open
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
199411SIC1987
199511SIC1987
199711SIC1987
1998111NAICS1997
1999111NAICS1997
2000111NAICS1997
2001222NAICS1997
2002222NAICS1997
2003222NAICS2002
2004222NAICS2002
20053312NAICS2002
2006333NAICS2002
2007222NAICS2002
2008222NAICS2007
2009222NAICS2007
2010222NAICS2007
2011111NAICS2007
2012111NAICS2012
2013111NAICS2012
2014111NAICS2012
2015111NAICS2012
2016111NAICS2012
2018444NAICS2017
2019333NAICS2017
2020333NAICS2017
2021333NAICS2017
2022333NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 41824. 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
418262.5 mi12016
418453.4 mi
418583.7 mi182023
418154.6 mi12014
418324.8 mi
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.