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BMIE Market 01588

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)10,258
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±740 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households4,279
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±362 · 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 count9,733
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units3,903
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$92,486
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,410 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age41.8
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±5 · 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$1,198
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±110 · 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$427,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±22,792 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area8.1 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants21
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01588
Restaurants per 10,000 residents22.6
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+16.7%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+16.7%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+162.5%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202823 (range 19–26)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.27) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score62 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score73 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score59 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score48 / 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: 62 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score73.17340%+29.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score59.45935%+20.8
Market Momentum Score47.64825%+11.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 73 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)10,2587140%+28.5
Median household income (ACS)92,4867640%+30.2
Households (ACS)4,2797220%+14.4
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 59 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth16.76035%+21.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)20.53625%+9.0
Population (ACS)10,2587120%+14.2
Median household income (ACS)92,4867620%+15.1
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 48 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth16.76030%+18.0
20-year restaurant growth16.74420%+8.7
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 (43)

By cuisine

American 9 · Coffee 5 · Pizza 5 · Asian 4 · Bakery 4 · Sandwiches 4 · Dessert 3 · Breakfast 2 · Burgers 2 · Chinese 2 · Healthy / salads / bowls 2 · Italian 2 · BBQ 1 · Hot dogs 1 · Japanese 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Thai 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 22 · Bar 9 · Bakery 6 · Quick service 6 · Casual dining 5 · Coffee shop 4 · Dessert 3 · Brewery / taproom 2 · Café 2 · Delivery-focused 2 · Food truck 2 · Fast casual 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
588TavernBar · Brewery / taproom588 Fletcher Stopen
Bella Luce Art CafeBakeryBakery34 Douglas Rdopen
Burger King Burger KingQuick serviceBurgers · American1141 Providence Rdopen
Corner Pizza Enterprises IncRestaurant (service type not stated)125 Church Stopen
D&ng IncRestaurant (service type not stated)1229 Providence Rdopen
Daily Bread Bakery & CafeBakeryBakery76 Church Stopen
Divine ThaiRestaurant (service type not stated)Thai · Asian123 Church Stopen
Domino's Domino's PizzaQuick service · Delivery-focusedPizza72 Church Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Juice / smoothies · Coffee4 N Main Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Coffee1083 Providence Rdopen
Get Baked Potato CompanyFood truck2 Maple Stopen
Godfathers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza1144 Providence Rdopen
Gray BarnBarBBQ2 Elm Plopen
Grille 122Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmericangrill 122, Providence Rdopen
Harry's Famous PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · American185 Church Stopen
Highland FarmsCasual dining · Bar218 Church Stopen
Jube's Family Restaurant PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast · American1227 Providence Rd, 1227 Providence Rdopen
Jumbo DonutsBakery · Dessert · CaféDessert · Coffee · Bakery1115 Providence Rdopen
King JadeRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese1229 Providence Rdopen
Kyoto Bar & Grill Kyoto Japanese Restaurant - WorcesterCasual dining · BarJapanese · Asian185 Church Stopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Burgers1190 Providence Rdopen
Mix Fountain Afro-Fusion CuisineRestaurant (service type not stated) · Delivery-focused1164 Providence Rdopen
Murder Hill LLC - Brewery & TaproomBrewery / taproom · Bar670 Linwood Aveopen
New China PacificRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian683 Linwood Aveopen
New England Pizza & SubsRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Sandwiches · Italian1115 Providence Rdopen
On A Roll Food TruckFood truckAmerican · Hot dogsopen
Peg's DinerCasual diningAmerican · Breakfast87 Church Stopen
Purgatory Beer C LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)670 Linwood Ave Ste 1open
Revival 122BarAmerican1227 Providence Rdopen
Robyn's TableRestaurant (service type not stated)670 Linwood Aveopen
Samarpan IncRestaurant (service type not stated)206 N Main Stopen
Stephanies Daily GrindCafé · Coffee shop · BakeryCoffee · Bakery1 Plummers Corneropen
Subway SubwayQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Sandwiches56 Church Stopen
SUBWAYOtherSandwichesopen
Subway SubwayQuick service · Fast casualSandwiches · Healthy / salads / bowls100 Valley Pkwyopen
Suteki Asian Fusion Sushi & Lounge BarRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarAsian683 Linwood Aveopen
The Green PlateRestaurant (service type not stated)Healthy / salads / bowls167 Church Stopen
The Little Coffee BeanCoffee shopCoffee1 Plummers Coropen
The Neighborhood KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)American125 Church Stopen
The Valley CafeRestaurant (service type not stated)American98 Church Stopen
Timeout TavernRestaurant (service type not stated)185 Prescott Rdopen
Valley PubBar · Casual dining40 Plummer Aveopen
Village House of PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian199 N 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
1994981SIC1987
19951091SIC1987
1996981SIC1987
19971091SIC1987
199813125611NAICS1997
199915147611NAICS1997
200014138411NAICS1997
200116148511NAICS1997
200220187831NAICS1997
200320186931NAICS2002
200419175841NAICS2002
200519164842NAICS2002
200619164842NAICS2002
2007232041062NAICS2002
2008232041062NAICS2007
2009232251251NAICS2007
2010242241261NAICS2007
2011222051051NAICS2007
2012201831051NAICS2012
2013201831141NAICS2012
2014242271141NAICS2012
2015232271141NAICS2012
2016242171042NAICS2012
201722196103NAICS2017
201823217113NAICS2017
2019272271143NAICS2017
202026227114NAICS2017
202126237115NAICS2017
202225237115NAICS2022
202324215115NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01588. 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
015251.6 mi12016
015341.9 mi32023
015604.1 mi32018
015694.5 mi212023
015904.5 mi92023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.