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BMIE Market 46373

Lake County, Indiana · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)18,843
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±919 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households6,658
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±441 · 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 count13,859
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units4,915
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$127,146
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12,575 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age44.4
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · 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$981
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±203 · 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$408,900
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±17,411 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area10.9 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants24
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 46373
Restaurants per 10,000 residents17.3
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+9.1%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+9.1%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+60.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+380.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202823 (range 20–26)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.12) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score74 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score85 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score68 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score63 / 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: 74 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score84.88540%+33.9
Restaurant Opportunity Score68.56835%+24.0
Market Momentum Score63.46325%+15.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 85 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)18,8438040%+32.2
Median household income (ACS)127,1469240%+36.9
Households (ACS)6,6587920%+15.7
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 68 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth9.15335%+18.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)12.76125%+15.3
Population (ACS)18,8438020%+16.1
Median household income (ACS)127,1469220%+18.5
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 63 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth9.16650%+33.2
10-year restaurant growth9.15330%+16.0
20-year restaurant growth607120%+14.2
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 (48)

By cuisine

American 10 · Coffee 8 · Mexican 6 · Pizza 6 · Burgers 5 · Sandwiches 5 · Breakfast 3 · Italian 3 · Bakery 2 · Dessert 2 · Healthy / salads / bowls 2 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · Juice / smoothies 2 · Latin American (other) 2 · Chinese 1 · Japanese 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Steakhouse 1 · Sushi 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 27 · Quick service 14 · Bar 6 · Casual dining 6 · Café 5 · Coffee shop 5 · Bakery 3 · Dessert 3 · Juice, smoothie, tea 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
41 North TavernCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar8101 Wicker Aveopen
Arby's Arby'sQuick serviceSandwiches · American10081 Wicker Ave. Unit 1open
Avgo Breakfast and LunchRestaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast · American9321 Wicker Aveopen
Bar LouieBarWicker Ave.open
BIGGBY COFFEE BiggbyCoffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · CaféCoffee9151 Wicker Aveopen
Boyos Authentic Mexican FoodRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican9141 Wicker Aveopen
Branya's BakeryBakeryBakery9159 Wicker Aveopen
China WokRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Chinese · Sushi9270 Wicker Aveopen
Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex9525 Wicker Aveopen
Culver's Culver'sQuick serviceBurgers · American9845 Wicker Aveopen
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill Dairy QueenQuick service · DessertBurgers · Ice cream / frozen desserts9461 Wicker Aveopen
Domino's Pizza Domino'sQuick service10845 Parrish Avenueopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Dessert · Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service · BakeryIce cream / frozen desserts · Coffee · Dessert9405 Wicker Aveopen
El Portal LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)7840 Wicker Aveopen
Ernie's SteakhouseRestaurant (service type not stated)Steakhouse · Mexican9141 Wicker Aveopen
Honey Bee Pancake HouseCasual diningBreakfast · American9543 Wicker Aveopen
Jimmy John's Jimmy John'sQuick service · Specialty food shopSandwiches9939 Wicker Aveopen
La Quesadilla Mexican GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Latin American (other)10033 Wicker Ave #13open
Livio's RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningItalian · American8267 Wicker Aveopen
Malt Brothers BrewingCasual dining · Brewery / taproomAmerican9585 N Industrial Dropen
Mama D's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian9440 Joliet Stopen
Marilyn's BakeryBakery · Dessert · CaféBakery · Dessert · Coffee9159 Wicker Aveopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Burgers9769 Wicker Aveopen
Midwest Aerospace Ltd.Restaurant (service type not stated)9465 Joliet Stopen
Papi Chulo's Street TacosRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Latin American (other)10861 Wicker Aveopen
Pizza Hut Express Pizza HutQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Pizza9885 Wicker Aveopen
Pizza Hut Express Taco BellRestaurant (service type not stated) · Quick servicePizza · Mexican8496 Wicker Aveopen
QuiznosOtherSandwiches9270 Wicker Ave Ste Copen
R-Bar St. JohnRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican8209 Wicker Aveopen
Rascals Pub N GrubRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza9623 Wicker Aveopen
Roma Foods IncRestaurant (service type not stated)9543 Wicker Aveopen
Roma Grill & CateringRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza9543 Wicker Aveopen
Rosati's Pizza Rosati's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian10033 Wicker Ave #1open
Schoop's Hamburgers Schoop's Hamburgers - Portage, IndianaQuick serviceBurgers · American9401 Wicker Aveopen
Scooter's CoffeeCoffee shopCoffee8455 Wicker Aveopen
Sips & Stones Lounge and EateryBar · Casual dining9121 Wicker Aveopen
Smoothie King Smoothie KingJuice, smoothie, tea · Quick serviceJuice / smoothies · Healthy / salads / bowls8235 Wicker Ave.open
Stan's Auto SalvageRestaurant (service type not stated)7967 Wicker Aveopen
Starbucks StarbucksCoffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · CaféCoffee9885 Wicker Aveopen
Subway SubwayQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Sandwiches10865 Maple Lnopen
Subway SubwayQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Sandwiches9155 Wicker Ave US 41open
The Clubhouse BarCasual dining · BarAmerican9163 Wicker Aveopen
The Coffee BeaneryCoffee shopCoffee8233 Wicker Aveopen
The Olive Cafe LLCCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated)Coffee · Breakfast8412 Wicker Aveopen
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Tropical Smoothie CafeJuice, smoothie, tea · CaféJuice / smoothies · Healthy / salads / bowls · Coffee10081 Wicker Ave.open
Wendy's Wendy'sQuick serviceBurgers · American9603 Wicker Ave.open
Wilky's PubBar9260 Eggert Lnopen
Dick's Restaurant & Tap Inc.Restaurant (service type not stated)10808 Wicker Aveclosed
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
1994651SIC1987
1995752SIC1987
1996853SIC1987
19971284SIC1987
19981196211NAICS1997
199913115511NAICS1997
200016126513NAICS1997
200115127412NAICS1997
200218157712NAICS1997
20031915782NAICS2002
20041916881NAICS2002
200521188101NAICS2002
200625211292NAICS2002
20072623101031NAICS2002
2008262211832NAICS2007
2009242111731NAICS2007
2010282412742NAICS2007
2011252211741NAICS2007
2012252010733NAICS2012
2013272212733NAICS2012
2014292281044NAICS2012
201528218943NAICS2012
2016292491142NAICS2012
2017252071034NAICS2017
2018262281134NAICS2017
2019252181034NAICS2017
2020252181034NAICS2017
2021282391133NAICS2017
20222823101033NAICS2022
2023292410953NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 46373. 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
463112.8 mi492023
463753.5 mi902023
463034.7 mi292023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.