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BMIE Market 01951

Essex County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,327
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±611 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,479
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±319 · 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 count3,558
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,821
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$182,684
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±75,561 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age60.2
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±6 · 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$1,856
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±369 · 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$854,700
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±35,768 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area14.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants6
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01951
Restaurants per 10,000 residents8.4
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+500.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20287 (range 4–10)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.35) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score69 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score72 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score63 / 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: 69 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score72.17240%+28.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score63.26335%+22.1
Market Momentum Score73.27325%+18.3
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 72 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,3275440%+21.5
Median household income (ACS)182,6849840%+39.4
Households (ACS)1,4795620%+11.2
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 growth206335%+22.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)18.04325%+10.7
Population (ACS)3,3275420%+10.8
Median household income (ACS)182,6849820%+19.7
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 (8)

By cuisine

Coffee 2 · Seafood 2 · American 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Bar 3 · Casual dining 3 · Café 2 · Dessert 1 · Food truck 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Bob LobsterRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · BarSeafood49 Plum Island Turnpikeopen
Mad Martha's CafeCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated)Coffee · American51 Northern Blvdopen
Metzy's TaqueriaFood truckopen
Plum Island GrilleRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood2 Plum Island Blvdopen
Riptide Cafe & BarCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar23 Plum Island Blvdopen
Sunset Club Plum IslandCasual dining · Bar4 Old Point Rdopen
The Cottage CreameryDessert · CaféIce cream / frozen desserts · Coffee14 Plum Island Turnpikeopen
Plum Island BeachcomaRestaurant (service type not stated)American24 Plum Island Blvdclosed
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
1994211SIC1987
1995211SIC1987
199622SIC1987
199744SIC1987
1998311NAICS1997
1999322NAICS1997
2000322NAICS1997
20014321NAICS1997
2002444NAICS1997
2003555NAICS2002
2004555NAICS2002
2005555NAICS2002
2006444NAICS2002
2007222NAICS2002
2008211NAICS2007
20094321NAICS2007
20104321NAICS2007
20114321NAICS2007
20126431NAICS2012
20137541NAICS2012
20145541NAICS2012
20154431NAICS2012
20163321NAICS2012
2017543NAICS2017
2018543NAICS2017
2019663NAICS2017
202055NAICS2017
20218843NAICS2017
2022664NAICS2022
2023665NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01951. 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
019503.4 mi712023
019223.4 mi32016
019694.0 mi202023
019525.0 mi382023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.