BMIE Market 55720

Carlton County, Minnesota · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	17,448 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±494 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	7,154 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±291 · 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	16,999 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	7,292 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$64,167 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3,298 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	38.2 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	$1,023 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±89 · 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	$223,200 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8,201 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	156.4 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	21 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 55720
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	11.8 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	-19.2% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	-8.7% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	-4.6% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+10.5% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	21 (range 16–26) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.3 per year, r² 0.15) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	45 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	63 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	46 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	16 / 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 55720. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, -0.3 restaurants per year, r² 0.15, confidence Low.

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. Minnesota and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 715, 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: 45 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	62.5	63	40%	+25.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score	46.0	46	35%	+16.1
Market Momentum Score	16.3	16	25%	+4.1

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

Consumer Market Score: 63 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	17,448	79	40%	+31.6
Median household income (ACS)	64,167	37	40%	+15.0
Households (ACS)	7,154	80	20%	+15.9

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 46 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	-8.7	19	35%	+6.7
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	12.0	64	25%	+16.1
Population (ACS)	17,448	79	20%	+15.8
Median household income (ACS)	64,167	37	20%	+7.5

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

Market Momentum Score: 16 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	-19.2	14	50%	+6.8
10-year restaurant growth	-8.7	19	30%	+5.7
20-year restaurant growth	-4.6	19	20%	+3.7

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 (62)

By cuisine

American 11 · Pizza 9 · Sandwiches 6 · Coffee 5 · Burgers 4 · Mexican 4 · Bakery 3 · BBQ 2 · Chinese 2 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 2 · Asian 1 · Breakfast 1 · Hot dogs 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Latin American (other) 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 37 · Quick service 18 · Bar 17 · Casual dining 9 · Café 5 · Bakery 3 · Food truck 3 · Coffee shop 2 · Buffet 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Dessert 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Other 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
218 TapHouse	Bar		898 Sunnyside Dr	open
Applebee’s Grill + Bar	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1405 Hwy. 33 S	open
Arby's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	704 Highway 33 S	open
Avenue C	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	207 Avenue C	open
Bearaboo Coffee Escape	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee	1005 Stanley Ave	open
Broadway Espresso	Restaurant (service type not stated)		103 Avenue C	open
Burger King Burger King	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers · American	1304 Mn 33	open
Carmen's Bar & Restaurant	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar		1410 Prospect Ave W	open
Casino Pizza & Sub Shop	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Sandwiches	7 13th St	open
Cloquet Hwy 33 Erbert & Gerbert's	Quick service	Sandwiches	1414 Hwy 33	open
Cloquet Labor Temple Bar and Lounge	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	1403 Avenue C #1	open
Culbert's Cafe	Café	Coffee	1304 Cloquet Ave	open
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill	Dessert · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Ice cream / frozen desserts	1402 Highway 33 S	open
DAV Picnic Wagon	Food truck · Restaurant (service type not stated)		Hwy 33	open
Domino's Domino's Pizza	Quick service · Delivery-focused	Pizza	1216 Cloquet Ave	open
Epic Nutrition	Juice, smoothie, tea	Juice / smoothies	10 12th St	open
Erbert and Gerbert's Erbert & Gerbert's	Specialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Sandwiches	1414 MN-33	open
Family Tradition Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	816 Sunnyside Dr	open
Gordy's Hi-Hat	Quick service	American · Burgers	415 Sunnyside Dr	open
Gordy's Warming House	Café · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Coffee · American	411 Sunnyside Dr	open
Grandma's Cloquet Cafe	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1405 Highway 33 S	open
Heather's Cafe	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Breakfast	1304 Cloquet Ave	open
Holy Smokes Catering	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · BBQ	1103 Avenue B	open
Hong Kong Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	616 Sunnyside Dr	open
Junior’s Backyard Grill	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Food truck		2510 Carlton Ave	open
Limerville	Bar		1475 Aljo St	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	707 Highway 33 S	open
Lost Tavern	Bar · Casual dining		602 22nd St	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service	Burgers · American	709 Hwy 33 S	open
Miigwitches Brew	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	1810 Big Lake Rd	open
Mikes Bar and Lounge	Bar		914 Cloquet Ave	open
Munger Tavern & Grill	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)		4003 Munger Shaw Road	open
NE Bar & Grill	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	7 8th St	open
Northeastern Saloon & Grille	Bar		115 Saint Louis Ave	open
Panda Buffet	Buffet	Chinese · Asian	1310 Cloquet Ave	open
Papa John's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	1496 Highway 33 S	open
Papa Murphy's Papa Murphy's - Jefferson City	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	1321 Highway 33 S	open
Pedro's Grill and Cantina	Casual dining · Bar	Mexican · Latin American (other)	7 8th St	open
Pedros	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex		open
Perkins	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bakery	Bakery		open
Perkins at Big Lake Drive & Hwy. 33 Cloquet, MN Perkins	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	Big Lake Drive & Hwy. 33	open
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery Perkins American Food Co.	Bakery · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	American · Coffee · Bakery	64 L'Jack, MN-33	open
Pizza Hut Pizza Hut	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	701 Highway 33 S	open
Pizza Takeout & Delivery Papa Murphy's	Quick service			open
RENDEZVOUS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL	Casual dining · Bar		1110 Scanlon Way	open
Ride or Die Pizzeria Cloquet	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	918 MN-33	open
River Inn Bar	Bar · Casual dining		1230 Highway 33 S	open
River Inn Bar & Grill	Casual dining · Bar	American	3212 River Gate Ave	open
Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant - Cloquet	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	305 Sunnyside Dr	open
Shasta’s Lounge + Social House	Bar		914 Cloquet Ave	open
Son Group V, Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1402 Highway 33 S	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	1500 Hwy 33 S	open
Subway	Other	Sandwiches	1500 Highway 33 S	open
Taco Bell Taco Bell	Quick service	Mexican	1418 Highway 33	open
Taco John's Taco John's	Quick service	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex	1200 Highway 33 S	open
The Dawg Sled	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Hot dogs	27 8th St	open
The Food Stand	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service · Food truck		1567 White Pine Trl	open
The Jack	Bar · Casual dining		1016 Cloquet Ave	open
Trapper Pete's	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar · Casual dining	American	1306 State Highway 45	open
VFW Cloquet 3979	Bar		210 Arch St	open
Walmart Bakery	Bakery	Bakery	1308 Highway 33 S	open
Wendy's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	1304 Highway 33 S	open

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	30	19	—	—	—	11	SIC1987
1995	29	19	—	—	—	10	SIC1987
1996	31	20	—	—	—	11	SIC1987
1997	36	26	—	—	—	10	SIC1987
1998	33	23	13	8	2	10	NAICS1997
1999	34	24	14	8	2	10	NAICS1997
2000	34	23	13	8	2	11	NAICS1997
2001	30	20	10	9	1	10	NAICS1997
2002	33	23	12	10	1	10	NAICS1997
2003	30	22	13	9	—	8	NAICS2002
2004	36	25	12	12	1	11	NAICS2002
2005	38	26	12	12	2	12	NAICS2002
2006	36	25	12	11	2	11	NAICS2002
2007	33	21	9	11	1	11	NAICS2002
2008	32	21	9	11	1	10	NAICS2007
2009	31	21	9	11	1	9	NAICS2007
2010	32	20	9	11	—	11	NAICS2007
2011	34	24	12	10	2	9	NAICS2007
2012	36	23	11	10	2	11	NAICS2012
2013	33	23	11	10	2	9	NAICS2012
2014	33	23	12	9	2	9	NAICS2012
2015	34	24	13	9	2	9	NAICS2012
2016	36	27	14	11	2	8	NAICS2012
2017	37	29	13	13	3	7	NAICS2017
2018	34	26	11	13	—	7	NAICS2017
2019	35	27	11	14	—	7	NAICS2017
2020	31	23	9	12	—	6	NAICS2017
2021	31	22	9	11	—	7	NAICS2017
2022	31	21	9	10	—	8	NAICS2022
2023	33	21	9	10	—	9	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 55720. 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.