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BMIE Market 01564

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)8,183
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±23 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households3,282
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±271 · 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 count7,808
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,965
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$129,063
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±26,765 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age51.5
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±2 · 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$1,699
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$498,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±47,747 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area30.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants10
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01564
Restaurants per 10,000 residents17.9
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-9.1%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-23.1%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+66.7%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202810 (range 7–12)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.2 per year, r² 0.32) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score54 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score78 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score52 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score19 / 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: 54 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score77.97840%+31.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score52.45235%+18.4
Market Momentum Score19.01925%+4.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 78 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)8,1836840%+27.1
Median household income (ACS)129,0639340%+37.1
Households (ACS)3,2826820%+13.6
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 growth-23.11335%+4.4
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)12.26425%+15.9
Population (ACS)8,1836820%+13.6
Median household income (ACS)129,0639320%+18.6
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 19 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-9.11950%+9.7
10-year restaurant growth-23.11330%+3.8
20-year restaurant growth02820%+5.6
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 (20)

By cuisine

American 7 · Coffee 5 · Pizza 4 · Dessert 3 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 3 · Breakfast 2 · Italian 2 · Bakery 1 · BBQ 1 · Healthy / salads / bowls 1 · Mexican 1 · Sandwiches 1 · Seafood 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Steakhouse 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 9 · Café 4 · Dessert 4 · Bar 3 · Casual dining 3 · Quick service 3 · Bakery 2 · Coffee shop 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
9teen Sports BarBar · Quick service · CaféCoffee3 Runaway Brook Rdopen
B-Man's 140 TavernBar · Casual diningAmerican344 Redemption Rock Trailopen
Barbers Crossing NorthRestaurant (service type not stated)Steakhouse · Seafood · American175 Leominster Rdopen
Berube's Roadside KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmerican7 Chocksett Rdopen
Black Sheep TavernRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar261 Leominster Rdopen
Cafe Fresh BagelBakery · CaféBakery · Coffee167 Clinton Rdopen
Centre PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Healthy / salads / bowls · Italian9 Main Stopen
Davis BBQRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · American145 Redstone Hill Rdopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Coffee50 Leominster Rdopen
Emma's CafeCaféCoffee · Breakfast · American37 Main Stopen
Krispy Krunchy Chicken Krispy Krunchy ChickenQuick service110 Leominster Rdopen
Over Easy CafeCaféBreakfast · Coffee · American4 Johnson Rdopen
Rota Spring Ice CreamDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert117 Chace Hill Rdopen
Sterling Ice Cream BarDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert · American167 Clinton Rdopen
Sterling InnRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza240 Worcester Rdopen
Sterling PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza5 Main Stopen
Sterling Village Pizza & MoreRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian239 Worcester Rdopen
Stillwater Ice Cream ParlorDessertIce cream / frozen desserts220 Redemption Rock Trlopen
SUBWAYOtherSandwichesRt 12open
The Brick Mexican GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex27 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
1994761SIC1987
1995761SIC1987
1996871SIC1987
199712111SIC1987
199814119111NAICS1997
199913121011NAICS1997
20001312921NAICS1997
20011312921NAICS1997
200214128221NAICS1997
200311107121NAICS2002
200412116141NAICS2002
200513127231NAICS2002
200612116231NAICS2002
200716147341NAICS2002
200815123542NAICS2007
200914123451NAICS2007
201017144461NAICS2007
201117144551NAICS2007
201214114342NAICS2012
201317134543NAICS2012
201415134541NAICS2012
201515135531NAICS2012
201613124441NAICS2012
20171210343NAICS2017
20181311344NAICS2017
20191312453NAICS2017
20201211353NAICS2017
20211110343NAICS2017
20221413553NAICS2022
20231110343NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01564. 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
015614.5 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.