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BMIE Market 01562

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)12,008
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±28 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households5,201
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±369 · 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 count11,688
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units5,295
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$80,533
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11,243 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age48.9
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7 · 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$1,078
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±161 · 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$382,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±22,352 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area32.9 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants19
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01562
Restaurants per 10,000 residents14.5
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+18.8%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+5.6%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+90.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202816 (range 13–20)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.10) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score60 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score69 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score52 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score56 / 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: 60 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score69.56940%+27.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score52.05235%+18.2
Market Momentum Score56.15625%+14.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 69 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)12,0087340%+29.4
Median household income (ACS)80,5336340%+25.1
Households (ACS)5,2017520%+15.0
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)15.85025%+12.5
Population (ACS)12,0087320%+14.7
Median household income (ACS)80,5336320%+12.6
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth18.87650%+38.2
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth5.63720%+7.5
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 (36)

By cuisine

American 9 · Pizza 7 · Coffee 5 · Bakery 4 · Italian 4 · Dessert 3 · Juice / smoothies 3 · Asian 2 · Burgers 2 · Breakfast 1 · Chinese 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Japanese 1 · Mexican 1 · Sandwiches 1 · Seafood 1 · Sushi 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 18 · Casual dining 7 · Bakery 6 · Bar 5 · Quick service 5 · Coffee shop 4 · Dessert 4 · Café 3 · Juice, smoothie, tea 3 · Brewery / taproom 2 · Delivery-focused 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Black & White GrilleCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican206 N Spencer Rdopen
Charlie's DinerCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American5 Meadow Rdopen
Chef SauRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese148 Main St Ste 1open
Connect RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Americanopen
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill Dairy QueenQuick service · DessertBurgers · Ice cream / frozen desserts291 Main Stopen
Dippin DonutsBakery · DessertDessert292 Main Stopen
Disho Food Service CorpRestaurant (service type not stated)292 Main Stopen
Domino's Domino's PizzaQuick service · Delivery-focusedPizza13 Pleasant Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Coffee shop · Quick service · BakeryCoffee · Bakery72 W Main Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Juice / smoothies · Coffee353 Main Stopen
Elevate Nutrition ClubJuice, smoothie, teaJuice / smoothies1 Mechanic Stopen
Ethier's CafeBar52 Chestnut Stopen
Five Loaves BakeryBakeryBakery13 Mechanic Stopen
Frangoz Pizza & Fried ChickenCasual diningAmerican152 Main Stopen
George's Pizza Spencer MARestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian · American62 W Main Stopen
Granville's PubBar40 Chestnut Stopen
John's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza158 Main Stopen
John's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian158 Main Stopen
Kaboodle Pizzeria & GrilleRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian152 Main Stopen
Kostas CafeCafé · Casual diningCoffee · Breakfast · American31 Pleasant Stopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick serviceBurgers · American59 W Main Stopen
McDonald'sQuick service8 Lake Stopen
Mexicali Mexican GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican117 Main Stopen
Nora Bean Coffee RoastersCoffee shop · Juice, smoothie, tea · CaféCoffee · Juice / smoothies124 Main Stopen
Pizza HutRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza62 W Main Stopen
Rapscallion Brewery & Taproom RapscallionBrewery / taproom · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar8 Meadow Rdopen
Savage SmashCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican148 Main Stopen
Spencer BreweryBrewery / taproom167 N Spencer Rdopen
Spencer PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Seafood19 Mechanic Stopen
SubwayOtherSandwiches72 W Main Stopen
Sweet & Savory By TeriBakery · DessertBakery · Dessert12 Crestview Dropen
The Dashboard DinerCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American6 W Main Stopen
The Goods Bakery & CafeBakery · Coffee shop · CaféBakery · Coffee320 Main Stopen
Village PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza320 Main Stopen
Yamato Asian Bistro IncRestaurant (service type not stated)Asian62 W Main Stopen
ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi Zenshi SushiRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi · Asian62 W 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
199413103SIC1987
199512102SIC1987
199616133SIC1987
199715132SIC1987
199817137332NAICS1997
199918137332NAICS1997
200018137331NAICS1997
200118137331NAICS1997
200218147521NAICS1997
200322188632NAICS2002
200420177631NAICS2002
200523208831NAICS2002
200622196841NAICS2002
200724206942NAICS2002
2008221971021NAICS2007
200920176831NAICS2007
201020175931NAICS2007
201121197931NAICS2007
201223219841NAICS2012
201321198831NAICS2012
201420187831NAICS2012
201520176832NAICS2012
201620176832NAICS2012
20171816510NAICS2017
20181816510NAICS2017
20191816510NAICS2017
2020161458NAICS2017
2021181559NAICS2017
20222017610NAICS2022
20232319710NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01562. 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
015153.6 mi42023
015243.8 mi132023
015354.1 mi62023
016124.7 mi32023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.