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BMIE Market 01431

Middlesex County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,211
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±17 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,261
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±96 · 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 count3,074
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,191
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$115,598
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,187 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age50.5
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$1,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±484 · 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$390,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±29,626 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area23.7 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2018 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2018 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 01431
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 1995 → 2000, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1997 → 2007, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 1998 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20233 (range 1–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1995–2018 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.19) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score66 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score67 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score59 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score72 / 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: 66 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score67.56740%+27.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score59.45935%+20.8
Market Momentum Score71.57225%+17.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 67 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,2115340%+21.3
Median household income (ACS)115,5988940%+35.5
Households (ACS)1,2615320%+10.7
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 59 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)9.37525%+18.7
Population (ACS)3,2115320%+10.6
Median household income (ACS)115,5988920%+17.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 72 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth1009650%+48.0
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth506520%+13.0
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

American 2 · Hot dogs 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 3 · Bar 2 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
873 CafeRestaurant (service type not stated)873 Main Stopen
Smith Hill Tavern and CateringBar · Restaurant (service type not stated)American873 Main Stopen
Stop & StyleRestaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service59 Fitchburg State Rdopen
Weiner WorldBarAmerican · Hot dogs52 Domino Dropen
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
199411SIC1987
199511SIC1987
199711SIC1987
19982211NAICS1997
19992211NAICS1997
20002211NAICS1997
2001111NAICS1997
20021NAICS1997
20031NAICS2002
20041NAICS2002
20051NAICS2002
20061NAICS2002
2007211NAICS2002
2014111NAICS2012
20152211NAICS2012
20162211NAICS2012
201833NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01431. 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
014744.3 mi32016
014304.5 mi62023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.