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Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)4,760
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±27 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,869
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±157 · 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 count4,680
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,058
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$79,285
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,660 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age45.2
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9 · 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$981
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±63 · 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$359,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±31,815 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area21.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants6
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01535
Restaurants per 10,000 residents10.7
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+20.0%
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+50.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20285 (range 3–7)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.08) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score64 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score60 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score62 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score73 / 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: 64 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score60.36040%+24.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score61.76235%+21.6
Market Momentum Score73.27325%+18.3
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 60 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4,7606040%+23.8
Median household income (ACS)79,2856140%+24.5
Households (ACS)1,8696020%+12.0
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 62 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth206335%+22.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)12.66225%+15.5
Population (ACS)4,7606020%+11.9
Median household income (ACS)79,2856120%+12.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 73 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth509050%+45.1
10-year restaurant growth206330%+18.9
20-year restaurant growth204620%+9.1
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 (10)

By cuisine

Coffee 4 · Bakery 2 · Italian 2 · Pizza 2 · Sandwiches 2 · Chicken / wings 1 · Dessert 1 · Thai 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 5 · Café 4 · Bar 3 · Bakery 2 · Coffee shop 1 · Dessert 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Busy Hands BakerBakery · DessertBakery · Dessert157 School Stopen
Coffee and CrumbCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BakeryCoffee · Bakery23 Summer Stopen
Common Ground Coffee WorksCoffee shop · Café · BarCoffee31 E Brookfield Rdopen
Jim's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Sandwiches231 N Main Stopen
Krispy Krunchy ChickenRestaurant (service type not stated)Chicken / wings206 N Main Stopen
North Brookfield Pizza PalaceRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian60 School Stopen
Still Hart's CafeCafé · BarCoffee47 Forest Stopen
SubwayOtherSandwiches163 N Main Stopen
Thai Land CateringRestaurant (service type not stated)ThaiGilbert Streetopen
Valeri's Paradise CafeCafé · BarCoffee · Italian19 Mill streetopen
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
1994642SIC1987
1995321SIC1987
1996422SIC1987
1997422SIC1987
199875322NAICS1997
19995223NAICS1997
20006333NAICS1997
200174133NAICS1997
200296513NAICS1997
200375142NAICS2002
200497342NAICS2002
200575232NAICS2002
2006752212NAICS2002
20071085212NAICS2002
20081084222NAICS2007
200986332NAICS2007
201075322NAICS2007
201165321NAICS2007
20125441NAICS2012
201365411NAICS2012
20144331NAICS2012
20155441NAICS2012
20165441NAICS2012
2017654NAICS2017
2018543NAICS2017
201943NAICS2017
202043NAICS2017
202154NAICS2017
202265NAICS2022
202376NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01535. 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
015624.1 mi192023
015154.2 mi42023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.