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BMIE Market 44045

Lake County, Ohio · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)611
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±146 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households281
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±68 · 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 count422
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units183
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$79,408
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±19,191 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age54.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8 · 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$1,037
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±219 · 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$162,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±27,820 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area0.9 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 44045
Restaurants per 10,000 residents94.8
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+33.3%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+33.3%
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+33.3%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 3–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.45) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score49 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score40 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score45 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score70 / 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: 49 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score39.64040%+15.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score44.64535%+15.6
Market Momentum Score70.17025%+17.5
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 40 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)6112440%+9.7
Median household income (ACS)79,4086140%+24.5
Households (ACS)2812720%+5.4
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 45 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth33.37335%+25.7
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)65.5725%+1.7
Population (ACS)6112420%+4.8
Median household income (ACS)79,4086120%+12.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 70 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth33.38550%+42.5
10-year restaurant growth33.37330%+22.0
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 (4)

By cuisine

Seafood 2 · American 1 · BBQ 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Bar 1 · Casual dining 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Blazin Bill'sRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ200 Olive Stopen
Brennan's Fish House - Grand River, OHRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · BarSeafood102 River Stopen
Pickle Bill's Lobster HouseRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood101 River Stopen
Sammy's Family RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)American625 River Stopen
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
199443———1SIC1987
199543———1SIC1987
199643———1SIC1987
199753———2SIC1987
1998422——2NAICS1997
1999422——2NAICS1997
2000532——2NAICS1997
2001322——1NAICS1997
2002544——1NAICS1997
2003544——1NAICS2002
2004433——1NAICS2002
20055541——NAICS2002
20065541——NAICS2002
20075532——NAICS2002
20085532——NAICS2007
20094422——NAICS2007
20104422——NAICS2007
20112211——NAICS2007
20123321——NAICS2012
20133321——NAICS2012
20143321——NAICS2012
20153321——NAICS2012
20163321——NAICS2012
201733————NAICS2017
201833————NAICS2017
201933————NAICS2017
202033————NAICS2017
202133————NAICS2017
2022443———NAICS2022
2023443———NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 44045. 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.