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BMIE Market 01438

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)330
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±229 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households121
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±57 · 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 count559
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units214
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household incomeData source not yet connected
Median age38.3
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±23 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home value$261,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±23,792 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area0.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants2
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 01438
Restaurants per 10,000 residents17.9
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20212 (range 0–3)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.00) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score20 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score16 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score10 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Market Momentum Score40 / 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: 20 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score16.01640%+6.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score10.41035%+3.7
Market Momentum Score40.14025%+10.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 16 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3301640%+10.8
Households (ACS)1211620%+5.2
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 10 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-33.3935%+4.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)60.6825%+2.4
Population (ACS)3301620%+4.0
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 40 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-33.3930%+2.8
20-year restaurant growth1008220%+16.5
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 (1)

By cuisine

Coffee 1

By type

Bar 1 · Café 1 · Casual dining 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Templeton Cafe & PubRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Café · BarCoffee119 Patriots Rdopen
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
199611SIC1987
2000111NAICS1997
2002111NAICS1997
20032211NAICS2002
20042211NAICS2002
20053321NAICS2002
20063321NAICS2002
20072211NAICS2002
2008111NAICS2007
2009111NAICS2007
2010111NAICS2007
20112211NAICS2007
20122211NAICS2012
20132211NAICS2012
20142211NAICS2012
20152211NAICS2012
20162211NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01438. 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
014682.1 mi42023
014403.2 mi342023
014363.8 mi42023
014524.9 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.