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BMIE Market 01566

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)7,362
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±415 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households2,876
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±168 · 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 count6,294
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,663
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$137,730
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±18,429 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age49.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4 · 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$1,914
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±214 · 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$415,900
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,320 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area25.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants34
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01566
Restaurants per 10,000 residents38.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+70.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+47.8%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+21.4%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+47.8%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202833 (range 27–39)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.9 per year, r² 0.50) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score73 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score78 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score63 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score80 / 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: 73 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score77.67840%+31.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score62.76335%+22.0
Market Momentum Score80.08025%+20.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 78 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)7,3626640%+26.5
Median household income (ACS)137,7309440%+37.8
Households (ACS)2,8766620%+13.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 63 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth47.88035%+27.9
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)46.21125%+2.7
Population (ACS)7,3626620%+13.2
Median household income (ACS)137,7309420%+18.9
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 80 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth709450%+46.8
10-year restaurant growth47.88030%+23.9
20-year restaurant growth21.44720%+9.3
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 (53)

By cuisine

American 15 · Coffee 9 · Pizza 7 · Burgers 6 · Dessert 6 · Italian 6 · Sandwiches 4 · Asian 3 · Bakery 3 · Breakfast 3 · Chinese 2 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · Juice / smoothies 2 · Latin American (other) 2 · Mexican 2 · BBQ 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Hawaiian / Pacific 1 · Healthy / salads / bowls 1 · Seafood 1 · Steakhouse 1 · Thai 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 30 · Bar 9 · Quick service 9 · Dessert 8 · Casual dining 7 · Bakery 6 · Coffee shop 6 · Café 5 · Juice, smoothie, tea 2 · Other 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Fast casual 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Annie's Country KitchenCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American140 Main Stopen
Applebee's Applebee's Grill & BarCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican120 Charlton Rd.open
Auntie Anne'sRestaurant (service type not stated) · Other · Dessert · Quick serviceDessert400 Haynes Stopen
B.T.'s SmokehouseRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · American392 Main Stopen
Bake ShoppeBakery · Juice, smoothie, tea · CaféBakery · Juice / smoothies · Coffee277 Main Stopen
Bay State Brewing CompanyBrewery / taproom · Bar1 Turner Lnopen
Brunetti Bar and GrillCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar11 Westwood Dropen
Burger King Burger KingQuick service · Bakery · Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Burgers · Juice / smoothies · Coffee · American236 Route 15open
Burger King Burger KingQuick serviceBurgers · American374 Main Stopen
Cedar Street CafeCaféCoffee · Breakfast · American420 Main Stopen
Cedar Street GrilleCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican12 Cedar Stopen
Condesa Restaurante Condesa Restaurante & Tequila Bar, Sturbridge MARestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Latin American (other)178 Main St Ste Aopen
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreRestaurant (service type not stated)Cajun, Creole, Southern · American215 Charlton Rdopen
Ddj, IncRestaurant (service type not stated)215 Charlton Rdopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Coffee shop · Quick service · Dessert · BakeryCoffee · Dessert120 Main Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Coffee shop · Quick service · Dessert · BakeryCoffee · Dessert215 Charlton Rd Route 20open
Ebenezer's TavernBarAmerican277 Main Stopen
Empire VillageRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian446 Main Stopen
Enrico's Brick Oven Pizzeria & PubBarPizza · Italian500 Main Stopen
Friendly'sDessert · Restaurant (service type not stated)Ice cream / frozen desserts · Burgers367 Main Stopen
Gido's Brick Oven PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian367 Main Stopen
Jo-ad Realty, LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)215 Charlton Rdopen
Kahula RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Hawaiian / Pacific · Asian119 Main Stopen
Mangia BeneRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza139 Main Stopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick serviceBurgers · American364 Main Stopen
Napoli Pizzeria IIIRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza57 Main Stopen
Old Sturbridge Pizza & RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian392 Main Stopen
Oliver Wight TavernRestaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast1 Old Sturbridge Village Rdopen
Oxhead TavernRestaurant (service type not stated)Burgers366 Main Stopen
Panera Bread Panera BreadBakery · Fast casualBakery · Sandwiches · Healthy / salads / bowls21 New Boston Rdopen
Playa Del CarmenRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Latin American (other)179 Main Stopen
Publick House Service 1 LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)277 Main Stopen
Rom's Takeout & Catering IncRestaurant (service type not stated)139 Main Stopen
Roy RogersQuick service15 Mashapaug Rdopen
Saw Dust Coffee House & Dessert BarCoffee shop · Dessert · CaféCoffee · Dessert371 Main Stopen
SbarroRestaurant (service type not stated)PizzaRoute 15 - Mashpaug Roadopen
Steadfast FenceBar6 Apple Hill Rdopen
Sturbridge Coffee HouseCoffee shopCoffee407 Main Stopen
Sturbridge PorterhouseRestaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shop · CaféSteakhouse · Coffee · Breakfast · American407 Main Stopen
Sturbridge Restaurant Group IncRestaurant (service type not stated)407 Main Stopen
Sturbridge SeafoodRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood · American376 Main Stopen
SubwayRestaurant (service type not stated)Sandwiches400 Haynes Streetopen
SUBWAYOtherSandwiches62 Cricket Dropen
Subway SubwayQuick service · Casual diningSandwiches · American100 Charlton Rdopen
Table 3 Restaurant Group LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)420 Main Stopen
Teddy G'sBar · Casual diningAmerican179 Main Stopen
The Thai PlaceRestaurant (service type not stated)Thai · Asian371 Main Stopen
Twobros IncRestaurant (service type not stated)140 Main Stopen
Uno Pizzeria & Grill Uno Pizzeria & GrillCasual dining · BarPizza · Italian100 Charlton Rdopen
Wendy's Wendy'sQuick serviceBurgers · American211 Charlton Roadopen
Whoopie-Doo & Cupcakes tooBakery · Dessert · CaféDessert · Coffee · Bakery179 Main Stopen
Wicked LicksDessertIce cream / frozen desserts380 Main Stopen
SubwayOtherSandwiches215 Charlton Rdclosed
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
199424231SIC1987
199521201SIC1987
199621192SIC1987
199725232SIC1987
1998232011722NAICS1997
1999242010732NAICS1997
20002725121031NAICS1997
2001262414911NAICS1997
2002292513102NAICS1997
200332281693NAICS2002
200429281693NAICS2002
200527261682NAICS2002
200626241482NAICS2002
200726231283NAICS2002
2008312814113NAICS2007
2009292612104NAICS2007
201028241293NAICS2007
201126231193NAICS2007
2012262312101NAICS2012
2013262312101NAICS2012
201424231391NAICS2012
201521201181NAICS2012
201621201181NAICS2012
20172321147NAICS2017
20182220137NAICS2017
20192524149NAICS2017
202024241410NAICS2017
202124241410NAICS2017
202229281610NAICS2022
2023353419114NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01566. 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
015181.8 mi102023
015503.8 mi332023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.