BMIE Market 46342

Lake County, Indiana · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	32,224 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±799 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	13,053 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±550 · 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	31,244 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	13,020 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$75,521 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,872 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	39.4 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±2 · 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	$1,132 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±77 · 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	$213,000 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,981 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	35.0 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	54 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 46342
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	14.4 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+14.9% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+20.0% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+35.0% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+100.0% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	56 (range 52–61) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.9 per year, r² 0.66) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	69 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	77 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	63 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	67 / 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 46342. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.9 restaurants per year, r² 0.66, 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. Indiana and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 606, 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: 69 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	76.6	77	40%	+30.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score	63	63	35%	+22.1
Market Momentum Score	66.6	67	25%	+16.7

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

Consumer Market Score: 77 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	32,224	90	40%	+36.1
Median household income (ACS)	75,521	56	40%	+22.4
Households (ACS)	13,053	91	20%	+18.2

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 63 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	20	63	35%	+22.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	16.8	47	25%	+11.7
Population (ACS)	32,224	90	20%	+18.0
Median household income (ACS)	75,521	56	20%	+11.2

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

Market Momentum Score: 67 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	14.9	73	50%	+36.5
10-year restaurant growth	20	63	30%	+18.9
20-year restaurant growth	35	56	20%	+11.2

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 (97)

By cuisine

American 25 · Coffee 11 · Pizza 11 · Mexican 8 · Sandwiches 8 · Burgers 6 · Chicken / wings 6 · Dessert 6 · Italian 6 · Bakery 5 · Chinese 4 · Asian 3 · Breakfast 3 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 3 · Latin American (other) 3 · Healthy / salads / bowls 2 · Seafood 2 · BBQ 1 · Caribbean 1 · Greek 1 · Japanese 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Mediterranean 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Steakhouse 1 · Vietnamese 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 50 · Quick service 25 · Bar 16 · Casual dining 16 · Dessert 8 · Bakery 7 · Café 7 · Coffee shop 7 · Food truck 4 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Catering 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Other 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
A&W Restaurant KFC	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	1475 S Lake Park Ave	open
A-Dough-Able Farmstand LLC	Food truck		705 W 8th St	open
Albanese candy	Dessert	Dessert	6471 Northwind Pkwy	open
Aligned Energy Lounge	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Healthy / salads / bowls	1360 S Lake Park Ave	open
Arby's Arby's	Quick service	Sandwiches · American	4651 W 61st Ave	open
Arby's Arby's	Quick service	Sandwiches · American	8150 E Ridge Rd	open
BAR 256	Bar · Quick service		256 N Michigan Ave	open
Baskin-Robbins Baskin-Robbins	Bakery · Dessert · Coffee shop	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert · Coffee · Bakery	1475 South Lake Park Avenue	open
Bon Vie	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	54 Main St	open
Brickhouse Bar & Grill	Casual dining · Bar		230 Main St	open
Bub's Spuds	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Food truck			open
Burger King Burger King	Quick service	Burgers · American	715 North Hobart Road	open
Cafe 339	Café	Coffee · Breakfast · American	339 Main St	open
Cagney's Saloon	Casual dining · Bar		236 Main St	open
Coop's Basement Sports Bar	Bar		319 S Wabash St	open
Court of Dreams Creations	Bakery	Bakery	572 W County Road 450 N	open
Dairy Queen Dairy Queen	Quick service	Burgers · American	530 Main St	open
Dental Associates &amp Family Dentistry Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		407 N Wisconsin St	open
Diner's Choice Family Restaurant	Casual dining	American	3821 W 37th Ave	open
Domino's Pizza Domino's Pizza	Quick service · Delivery-focused	Pizza	133 N Wisconsin St	open
Dunkin Donuts Dunkin'	Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shop	Dessert · Coffee	328 W 37th Ave	open
Dunkin Donuts Dunkin'	Dessert · Bakery · Quick service · Coffee shop	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert · Coffee	1621 East 37th Ave	open
Dunkin'	Coffee shop	Coffee	4716 W 61st Ave	open
El Capitan	Casual dining · Bar	Seafood · Mexican	327 Main St	open
El Jimador 2	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	7856 E Ridge Rd	open
El Ranchero El Ranchero Restaurant & Bakery	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Breakfast	3559 Michigan St	open
End Zone Bar & Grill	Casual dining · Bar		314 Main St	open
Farmhouse Coffee Co.	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	223 Center St	open
Fat Guys Fries INC \| Hobart IN	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Food truck		Currently only mobile food truck, 8597 E Ridge Rd	open
FIRE & FRY	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Chicken / wings	3003 W 37th Ave	open
Games Inn	Café	Coffee	301 Center St	open
George's Gyros Spot 2	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Greek · Sandwiches · Mediterranean	1201 37th Ave	open
Grangers At the Clocktower	Casual dining · Bar	BBQ · American	437 E 3rd St	open
Hobart North Restaurants Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		7770 E Ridge Rd	open
Hobart South Restaurant Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1475 S Lake Park Ave	open
J & J's Pizza Shack of Hobart J&J's Pizza Shack Valparaiso	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	1601 W Old Ridge Rd	open
Jet's Pizza Jet's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	1613 E 37th Ave	open
Jimmy John's Jimmy John's	Quick service · Specialty food shop	Sandwiches	1661 E 37th Ave	open
KFC	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	308 W 37th Ave	open
Kfc	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	7770 E Ridge Rd	open
La Michoacana Hobart	Dessert · Juice, smoothie, tea	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Latin American (other) · Juice / smoothies	1657 E 37th Ave	open
Lake Park Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	7 E Old Ridge Rd	open
Lange Legal Group, P.c.	Restaurant (service type not stated)		17 Main St	open
Lincoln Carry Outs	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	1002 Lincoln St	open
Litehouse Whole Food Grill Northwest Indiana	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Healthy / salads / bowls	1403 S Lake Park Ave	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	7850 E Ridge Rd	open
Main Street Station	Bar		235 Main St	open
Mamou - A Home Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Steakhouse · American	15 McKinley Ave	open
Maple and Yolk Yolk.	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Breakfast · American	7 E Old Ridge Rd	open
Marco's Pizza Marco's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	297 S Wisconsin St	open
Marilyn's Bakery	Bakery · Dessert · Café	Bakery · Dessert · Coffee	8960 E Ridge Rd	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service	Burgers · American	7915 East Ridge Rd	open
Mickey D's Bar	Bar · Casual dining		518 E 3rd St	open
Montego Bay Grille	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	Caribbean	322 Main St	open
Mr Sweets	Dessert		7305 Grand Blvd	open
New Chicago Bar and Grill	Casual dining · Bar		3617 Michigan St	open
New China Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	3003 W 37th Ave	open
New Hong Kong Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	7814 E Ridge Rd	open
Nik Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1151 W 37th Ave	open
Old Mill Brewing Company	Brewery / taproom	American	388 N Wilson St	open
Panda	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	634 E 3rd St	open
Peace Love Grub	Food truck · Catering	American	322 S Lasalle St	open
Philly Steak and Lemonade	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches · American	7858 E Ridge Rd	open
Pizza Hut	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	328 W 37th Ave	open
Pizza Hut Pizza Hut	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	7878 E Ridge Rd Lake	open
Raydee Magoo's	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American	408 W 37th Ave	open
Red Rooster Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1151 W 37th Ave	open
Rees And Lange, P.c	Restaurant (service type not stated)		301 Main St	open
Rice Garden	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	1411 S Lake Park Ave	open
Rosati's Pizza Rosati's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	1411 S Lake Park Ave	open
Round the Corner Pub THE PUB	Bar		1701 E 37th Ave	open
San Pedro's Mexican Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	1239 W 37th Ave	open
Schoop's Hamburgers Schoop's Hamburgers - Portage, Indiana	Casual dining	Burgers · American	1409 S Lake Park Ave	open
Serranos Mexican Grill & Bar	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar	Mexican	3700 Montgomery St	open
Shrimps Chicken & Fish	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood · Chicken / wings	410 W 37th Ave	open
Sip Coffee	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	310 Main St	open
Starbucks Starbucks	Coffee shop · Café · Bakery	Coffee · Bakery	8190 E. Ridge Road	open
Subway	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Other	Sandwiches	3600 N Hobart Rd	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	1403 A South Lake Park Avenue	open
Super Tacos	Quick service	Mexican	410 W 37th Ave	open
T's Pizza & Family Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	840 E 3rd St	open
Taco Bell Taco Bell	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Pizza · Mexican	4681 West 61st Avenue	open
Taco Bell Taco Bell	Quick service	Mexican	8476 E Ridge Rd	open
Tavern on the Lake	Casual dining · Bar	American	200 Main St	open
The Dugout on 4th	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American	438 E 4th St	open
The Golden Leaf - Hobart	Bar		1721 E 37th Ave	open
The Librarium Cafe	Café	Coffee	310 Main St	open
The Pub Spirits & Eatery THE PUB	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar	American	1701 E 37th Ave	open
Tiny Treat Trolley	Dessert · Bakery	Dessert · Bakery	811 Henry Ct	open
Tokyo 8	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Vietnamese · Japanese · Asian	7800 E Ridge Rd	open
Underground Pizza House	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian · American	2711 E 10th St	open
Wendy's Wendy's	Quick service	Burgers · American	4500 West 61st Avenue	open
Wendy's	Quick service		4500 W 61st Ave	open
White Castle White Castle	Quick service	Burgers · American	7996 E Ridge Rd	open
Wingstop Wingstop	Quick service	Chicken / wings · American	1619 E. 37th Ave	open
Brickies Gyros	Restaurant (service type not stated)		524 E 3rd St	closed
Brickworks Brewing Company	Brewery / taproom		327 Main St	closed

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	38	27	—	—	—	11	SIC1987
1995	34	26	—	—	—	8	SIC1987
1996	47	35	—	—	—	12	SIC1987
1997	52	41	—	—	—	11	SIC1987
1998	53	42	18	23	1	11	NAICS1997
1999	48	38	15	22	1	10	NAICS1997
2000	51	42	18	23	1	9	NAICS1997
2001	51	43	16	25	1	7	NAICS1997
2002	47	39	14	23	1	7	NAICS1997
2003	48	40	15	21	3	7	NAICS2002
2004	47	39	14	21	3	7	NAICS2002
2005	44	37	14	19	3	6	NAICS2002
2006	49	41	16	21	3	6	NAICS2002
2007	60	49	20	27	2	8	NAICS2002
2008	58	47	21	24	2	7	NAICS2007
2009	57	47	22	23	2	7	NAICS2007
2010	54	45	19	24	2	6	NAICS2007
2011	56	47	19	26	2	6	NAICS2007
2012	52	45	18	25	2	6	NAICS2012
2013	53	45	17	26	2	7	NAICS2012
2014	52	43	15	26	2	7	NAICS2012
2015	52	44	14	28	2	6	NAICS2012
2016	50	43	13	28	2	5	NAICS2012
2017	51	45	13	29	3	4	NAICS2017
2018	53	47	15	29	3	4	NAICS2017
2019	55	48	17	28	3	5	NAICS2017
2020	59	52	19	30	3	4	NAICS2017
2021	53	47	13	32	—	5	NAICS2017
2022	54	48	13	32	3	5	NAICS2022
2023	61	54	17	32	5	5	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 46342. 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)

ZCTA	Distance	Restaurants	Year
46405	4.0 mi	11	2023
46393	4.0 mi	1	2002
46409	4.6 mi	4	2023

Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.