BMIE Market 78343

Nueces County, Texas · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	4,345 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±385 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	1,528 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±163 · 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	4,525 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	1,851 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$65,467 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11,411 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	40.5 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7 · 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	$924 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±110 · 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	$112,200 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16,996 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	142.9 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	Not published for this ZIP 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 78343
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	8.8 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+0.0% DERIVED: 2016 → 2021, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	-25.0% DERIVED: 2011 → 2021, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+0.0% DERIVED: 2001 → 2021, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2026	3 (range 2–5) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2009–2021 (11 points, 0.0 per year, r² 0.00) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	43 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	50 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	45 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	30 / 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 78343. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2009–2021, 0.0 restaurants per year, r² 0.00, 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. Texas and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 1,534, 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: 43 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	50.3	50	40%	+20.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score	44.8	45	35%	+15.7
Market Momentum Score	29.9	30	25%	+7.5

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

Consumer Market Score: 50 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	4,345	58	40%	+23.2
Median household income (ACS)	65,467	40	40%	+15.8
Households (ACS)	1,528	57	20%	+11.3

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 45 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	-25	12	35%	+4.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	6.9	85	25%	+21.2
Population (ACS)	4,345	58	20%	+11.6
Median household income (ACS)	65,467	40	20%	+7.9

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

Market Momentum Score: 30 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	0	42	50%	+20.9
10-year restaurant growth	-25	12	30%	+3.5
20-year restaurant growth	0	28	20%	+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 (17)

By cuisine

Mexican 3 · Latin American (other) 2 · American 1 · BBQ 1 · Burgers 1 · Coffee 1 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Sandwiches 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 9 · Bar 6 · Quick service 4 · Casual dining 2 · Café 1 · Dessert 1 · Food truck 1 · Specialty food shop 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Bar	Bar · Casual dining		103 S Ash Ave	open
Brown Box Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated)		507 W 5th St	open
Burgers On The Go!	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	413 US-77 BUS	open
Center Field Sports Bar	Bar		601 Business Highway 77	open
Dairy Queen Dairy Queen	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Dessert · Café	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert · Coffee · Burgers	100 U S 77	open
Donkey shack poker lounge	Bar		116 E Main St	open
DQ Grill & Chill DQ Grill & Chill	Quick service		100 N US Hwy 77 Byp	open
Giddy Up Drive Thru	Quick service		118 E 4th St	open
Gonzalez Mexican Store	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	515 W 3rd St	open
Good Time Bar	Bar		601 Business US-77	open
JC's Place	Bar		103 N Ash Ave	open
Juju Hubbard's Cupboard	Bar		Bishop, Texas	open
Laredo Taco Company	Restaurant (service type not stated)		201 US Hwy 77	open
Sixth & Cedar Barbeque	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service · Specialty food shop	BBQ · Sandwiches	601 US Highway 77	open
Small town shaved ice	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Food truck		801 E 1st St	open
Taqueria Jalisco Bishop	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex	535 S US Highway 77	open
Taqueria los mariachis	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	598 N US Hwy 77	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	5	5	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1995	4	4	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1996	5	5	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1997	7	6	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1998	7	5	3	2	—	—	NAICS1997
1999	6	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS1997
2000	4	3	2	1	—	—	NAICS1997
2001	5	3	2	1	—	1	NAICS1997
2002	6	3	2	1	—	1	NAICS1997
2003	5	5	4	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2004	5	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2005	4	3	2	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2006	5	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	6	5	3	2	—	—	NAICS2002
2008	5	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	4	3	2	1	—	—	NAICS2007
2010	5	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2007
2011	5	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2007
2012	5	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2013	4	3	2	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2014	4	3	2	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2015	3	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2016	4	3	1	2	—	—	NAICS2012
2017	3	—	—	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	3	—	—	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	5	4	—	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	5	4	—	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	4	3	—	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	3	—	—	—	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	3	—	—	—	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 78343. 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
78351	3.0 mi	—

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