BMIE Market 01516

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	9,376 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±350 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	3,350 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±207 · 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	8,500 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	3,306 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$153,172 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,871 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	43.2 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	$1,503 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±697 · 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	$467,000 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±30,065 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	36.7 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	9 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01516
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	10.6 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+12.5% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+12.5% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+28.6% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+50.0% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	9 (range 6–12) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.05) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	73 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	80 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	71 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	62 / 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 01516. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.1 restaurants per year, r² 0.05, 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. Massachusetts and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 491, 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: 73 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	80.2	80	40%	+32.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score	71.4	71	35%	+25.0
Market Momentum Score	62.4	62	25%	+15.6

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

Consumer Market Score: 80 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	9,376	70	40%	+27.9
Median household income (ACS)	153,172	96	40%	+38.6
Households (ACS)	3,350	68	20%	+13.7

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 71 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	12.5	56	35%	+19.7
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	9.6	74	25%	+18.4
Population (ACS)	9,376	70	20%	+14.0
Median household income (ACS)	153,172	96	20%	+19.3

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

Market Momentum Score: 62 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	12.5	71	50%	+35.3
10-year restaurant growth	12.5	56	30%	+16.9
20-year restaurant growth	28.6	51	20%	+10.2

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 (13)

By cuisine

Dessert 5 · American 2 · Bakery 2 · Coffee 2 · Italian 2 · Pizza 2 · Asian 1 · Breakfast 1 · Chinese 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1

By type

Dessert 5 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 5 · Bakery 3 · Bar 3 · Casual dining 2 · Coffee shop 2 · Café 1 · Quick service 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Boston Wicked Good Treats	Dessert	Dessert	19 Manzi Way	open
Center Bakery	Bakery · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	7 Depot St	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shop	Dessert · Coffee	63 Main St	open
Gregory's Pizzaria & Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	303 Main St	open
Grille on Main Restaurant & Bar	Casual dining · Bar	American	306 Main St	open
Harry's Famous Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	324 NW Main St	open
Ice Cream Lady	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	63 Main St	open
New Hot Wok	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Asian · Chinese	319 Main St	open
Shady Lady Bar & Grill	Casual dining · Bar		Shady Lane	open
The Goodness Store	Bakery · Dessert	Bakery · Dessert	328 Main St	open
The Little Coffee Bean	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	299 NE Main St	open
The Lytic Club	Bar		29 Laurel Glades	open
The Picket Fence Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Breakfast	338 NE Main St	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	6	6	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1995	4	4	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1996	6	6	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1997	7	6	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1998	7	5	1	2	2	1	NAICS1997
1999	6	4	—	3	1	1	NAICS1997
2000	7	6	2	3	1	1	NAICS1997
2001	8	7	2	4	1	1	NAICS1997
2002	8	7	3	2	2	1	NAICS1997
2003	7	7	3	2	2	—	NAICS2002
2004	7	7	4	1	2	—	NAICS2002
2005	6	6	3	1	2	—	NAICS2002
2006	6	6	2	1	3	—	NAICS2002
2007	10	9	3	2	4	—	NAICS2002
2008	10	9	3	2	4	—	NAICS2007
2009	9	9	3	2	4	—	NAICS2007
2010	9	9	3	2	4	—	NAICS2007
2011	7	7	2	2	3	—	NAICS2007
2012	6	6	1	3	2	—	NAICS2012
2013	8	8	2	3	3	—	NAICS2012
2014	7	7	2	3	2	—	NAICS2012
2015	7	7	2	3	2	—	NAICS2012
2016	7	7	2	3	2	—	NAICS2012
2017	8	8	—	3	3	—	NAICS2017
2018	8	8	—	3	3	—	NAICS2017
2019	8	8	—	3	3	—	NAICS2017
2020	7	7	—	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	6	6	—	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	8	8	—	5	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	9	9	—	5	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01516. 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
01570	4.8 mi	41	2023

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