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BMIE Market 01515

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,166
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±257 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households918
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±127 · 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 count2,183
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units931
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$81,042
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16,163 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age52.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±6 · 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$1,142
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±33 · 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$381,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±29,936 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area9.9 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01515
Restaurants per 10,000 residents32.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-42.9%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-20.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+100.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20282 (range 0–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.4 per year, r² 0.77) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score35 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score53 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score34 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score7 / 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: 35 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score53.55340%+21.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score33.93435%+11.9
Market Momentum Score7.4725%+1.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 53 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,1664640%+18.5
Median household income (ACS)81,0426440%+25.4
Households (ACS)9184820%+9.6
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 34 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)18.54125%+10.3
Population (ACS)2,1664620%+9.2
Median household income (ACS)81,0426420%+12.7
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 7 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-42.9750%+3.3
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.4
20-year restaurant growth-201420%+2.7
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 (16)

By cuisine

American 5 · Breakfast 3 · Pizza 3 · Asian 2 · Burgers 1 · Chinese 1 · Italian 1 · Sandwiches 1 · Thai 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 11 · Bar 4 · Casual dining 3 · Quick service 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Specialty food shop 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
308 LakesideCasual dining · BarAmerican308 E Main Stopen
BrookiesQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Burgers242 W Main Stopen
Cole’s Tiki BarBar201 E Main Stopen
Depot Square Deli and Package StoreSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches104 Pleasant Streetopen
E. B. Flatts RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast245 W Main Stopen
East Brookfield PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza289 E Main St, 289 E Main Stopen
Fe Hua Restaurant IncRestaurant (service type not stated)237 W Main Stopen
Matt's Breakfast NookRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningBreakfast · American237 W Main Stopen
Panda Garden Panda GardenRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian237 W Main Stopen
Rise N'shine DinerCasual diningAmerican237 W Main Stopen
Shi's PubBar291 E Main Stopen
Thai House RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Thai · Asian355 E Main Stopen
Timberyard Brewing CompanyBrewery / taproom · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar555 East Main Streetopen
Trolley Stop RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)American · Breakfast294 E Main Stopen
Uncle Sam's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza400 E Main Stopen
Uncle Sam's Pizza Uncle Sam’s PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian · American400 E Main Stopen
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
1994321SIC1987
1995321SIC1987
1996321SIC1987
1997541SIC1987
199854131NAICS1997
199965141NAICS1997
200064132NAICS1997
200154131NAICS1997
200287431NAICS1997
200365231NAICS2002
200465231NAICS2002
200565321NAICS2002
200654311NAICS2002
2007874211NAICS2002
2008983411NAICS2007
20091193511NAICS2007
201087341NAICS2007
2011983411NAICS2007
2012983411NAICS2012
2013983411NAICS2012
2014873311NAICS2012
2015973311NAICS2012
2016973311NAICS2012
20178733NAICS2017
20188733NAICS2017
2019763NAICS2017
2020763NAICS2017
202143NAICS2017
202254NAICS2022
202344NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01515. 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
015623.6 mi192023
015064.0 mi12016
015354.2 mi62023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.