BMIE Market 02129

Suffolk County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	20,032 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,079 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	9,606 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±509 · 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 count	16,439 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	8,648 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$157,247 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±15,277 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	35.6 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	$2,259 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±288 · 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	$912,000 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±52,772 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	1.4 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	33 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 02129
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	17.6 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+6.5% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+10.0% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+26.9% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+65.0% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	34 (range 29–38) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.13) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	73 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	88 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	66 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	58 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

Map

Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic file, 1:500k, 2020 vintage. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trends

Historical lines are published counts. Dashed lines are derived: a least-squares trend through the last decade, extended as a FORECAST with its 80% range. Momentum, not a guarantee.

Restaurants by year, with trend and projection

ZIP Code Business Patterns, USPS ZIP 02129. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.2 restaurants per year, r² 0.13, confidence Low.

Growth index (first year on file = 100)

Each category relative to its own first published count. Full/limited split is unavailable under SIC (before 1998).

Mix of the food-service market

Share of all food-service establishments. "Other" = snack bars, caterers, contractors, mobile.

Population and restaurants per 10,000 residents

Population points: 2010 Census count and ACS 5-year estimates on file (more vintages load over time). Density uses the population point within two years of each restaurant count. Population projection appears once three or more ACS years are loaded.

Restaurant growth vs. Massachusetts and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 491, U.S. n = 24,852). DERIVED from ZIP Code Business Patterns.

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)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	88.3	88	40%	+35.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score	66.5	66	35%	+23.3
Market Momentum Score	57.8	58	25%	+14.5

Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 88 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	20,032	81	40%	+32.6
Median household income (ACS)	157,247	97	40%	+38.7
Households (ACS)	9,606	85	20%	+17.0

Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 66 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	10	54	35%	+18.9
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	16.5	48	25%	+11.9
Population (ACS)	20,032	81	20%	+16.3
Median household income (ACS)	157,247	97	20%	+19.4

Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 58 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	6.5	63	50%	+31.6
10-year restaurant growth	10	54	30%	+16.2
20-year restaurant growth	26.9	50	20%	+10.1

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 (77)

By cuisine

Coffee 17 · American 9 · Pizza 9 · Bakery 4 · Italian 3 · Seafood 3 · Asian 2 · British / Irish pub food 2 · Dessert 2 · Japanese 2 · Middle Eastern 2 · Sushi 2 · Burgers 1 · Chinese 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Korean 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Peruvian 1 · Sandwiches 1 · Steakhouse 1 · Tea / bubble tea 1 · Thai 1 · Vegan 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 43 · Bar 20 · Café 12 · Coffee shop 10 · Casual dining 8 · Bakery 5 · Dessert 2 · Juice, smoothie, tea 2 · Quick service 2 · Delivery-focused 1 · Other 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
99 Restaurants 99 Restaurants	Bar · Casual dining	American	31 Austin St	open
Ali Baba Ali Baba	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Middle Eastern	99 Cambridge St	open
Anna's Cafe	Café · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shop	Coffee	275 Medford St	open
Asian House Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Asian	99A Cambridge St	open
Beijing Taste	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	99 Cambridge St	open
Biga Breads	Bakery	Bakery	50 Terminal St Ste 306	open
Blackmoor Bar and Kitchen	Casual dining · Bar		1 Chelsea St	open
Boston Bar	Bar		123 Main St	open
Brewer's Fork	Casual dining · Bar	American	7 Moulton St	open
Caffe Rosta Coffee Shoppe	Coffee shop	Coffee	444 Main St	open
Charlestown Cafe And Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Peruvian · Coffee · Latin American (other)	78 Arlington Ave	open
Charlestown Navy Yard Pier 4	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	Seafood	Pier 6	open
Chattermark Distillers	Winery / distillery / taproom · Bar		200 Terminal St	open
Constitution Cafe	Café	Coffee · American	300 1st Ave	open
Corporate Cafe	Café	Coffee	500 Rutherford Ave	open
Cosi Cafe	Restaurant (service type not stated)		500 Rutherford Ave	open
Dashed	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	56 Roland St Ste 308	open
Decca Boston	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	Building 10, Charlestown Navy Yard	open
Domino's Domino's Pizza	Quick service · Delivery-focused	Pizza	277 279 Main Street	open
Dovetail Restaurant & Shop	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar		16TH St	open
Dunkin'	Coffee shop	Coffee	100 1st Ave Bldg 39	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shop	Dessert · Coffee	11 Austin St	open
Dunkin'	Coffee shop	Coffee	99 Cambridge St	open
Ediminium	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)		4 Medford St	open
Emack & Bolio's	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	100 City Square	open
Figs	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	67 Main St	open
Finagle A Bagel	Bakery	Bakery	100 1st Ave	open
Fit Life Ventures, Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1 Thompson Sq Ste 205	open
Foundation Libation	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	American	32 Cambridge St	open
Friendly Toast	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	11 Main St	open
Good Company	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)		100 Hood Park Dr	open
Grasshopper Cafe	Café	Coffee	229 Bunker Hill St	open
Harbor Walk Cafe	Other	Sandwiches	1 Constitution Plz	open
Iandoli Desai &amp Cronin P.c	Restaurant (service type not stated)		38 3rd Ave Ste 100	open
Ironside Grill	Bar		25 Park St	open
Istanbul Döner Burrito Downtown Crossing	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Middle Eastern	417 Washington St	open
Jenny's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	320 Medford St	open
Johnny Pomodoro	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	297 Main St	open
Korean War Memorial	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Korean	90 8th St	open
La Saison Bakery	Bakery	Bakery	221 Main St	open
Legal Oysteria	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood	10 City Sq	open
Meze Estiatorio	Restaurant (service type not stated)		100 City Sq	open
mister Q. cafe	Café · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shop	Coffee	283 Main St	open
Monument Restaurant & Tavern	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	American	251 Main St	open
New England Brewery Tours	Restaurant (service type not stated)		64 Chestnut St Apt 2	open
Olive's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	10 City Sq	open
Olives Associates, Inc.	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1 1st Ave Ste 206	open
Paolo's Trattoria	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian	251 Main St	open
Papa Gino's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	19 Austin St	open
Papa Gino's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza		open
Pasta Tana's	Restaurant (service type not stated)		32 Cambridge St	open
Pier 6	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar	Seafood · American	1 8th St	open
Pizza Express	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	1 1st Ave	open
Prima Boston	Bar	Steakhouse · Italian	10 City Square	open
Professor Pizza - Boston	Restaurant (service type not stated)		32 Cambridge St	open
Render Coffee	Coffee shop	Coffee	32 Cambridge St	open
Ruthie’s Juice Cafe	Juice, smoothie, tea	Juice / smoothies	1 1st Ave	open
Sexy Boston Strippers	Restaurant (service type not stated)		86 Main St	open
Starbucks Starbucks	Coffee shop · Café · Bakery	Coffee · Bakery	1 Thompson Square	open
Style Cafe	Café	Coffee	197 8th St	open
Sullivan's Public House	Bar	British / Irish pub food	85 Main St	open
Sweet Rice Charlestown Thai Sushi	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Thai · Sushi · Japanese · Asian	187 Main St	open
Sweetgreen	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Vegan	1 Constitution Rd	open
Tangierino Lounge	Bar		73 Main St	open
Tatte Bakery & Cafe \| Charlestown	Café	Coffee	40 Warren St	open
Tavern at the End of the World	Bar	British / Irish pub food	108 Cambridge St	open
Tavern on the Water	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	1 8th St.	open
The Corner Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	156 Bunker Hill St	open
Tradesman Coffee Shop and Pizza Bar	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee · Pizza	50 Hood Park Dr	open
Urban Wild Boston	Bar		100 Hood Park Dr	open
Warren Tavern	Casual dining · Bar		2 Pleasant St	open
Waverly Kitchen & Bar Charlestown	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar		231 Bunker Hill St	open
WFM Coffee Bar Allegro Coffee Company	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shop · Juice, smoothie, tea · Café	Japanese · Coffee · Tea / bubble tea · Sushi	27 Austin St	open
Zumes Coffee Shop Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		211 Main St	open
Green Mountain Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		50 Terminal St	closed
Sorelle Bakery & Cafe	Café	Coffee	100 City Sq	closed
The Bacon Truck Cafe	Other	Sandwiches	50 Terminal St	closed

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

Year	All food service	Restaurants	Full-service	Limited-service	Snack & beverage	Bars	Industry codes
1994	25	20	—	—	—	5	SIC1987
1995	26	21	—	—	—	5	SIC1987
1996	22	18	—	—	—	4	SIC1987
1997	25	22	—	—	—	3	SIC1987
1998	32	24	12	6	5	3	NAICS1997
1999	32	25	15	5	4	2	NAICS1997
2000	35	26	13	7	5	3	NAICS1997
2001	33	25	13	5	5	2	NAICS1997
2002	36	28	11	8	6	3	NAICS1997
2003	37	26	12	8	6	3	NAICS2002
2004	38	29	13	10	5	3	NAICS2002
2005	40	29	13	11	5	4	NAICS2002
2006	39	28	13	9	6	4	NAICS2002
2007	35	27	13	8	6	4	NAICS2002
2008	39	31	16	7	8	4	NAICS2007
2009	36	28	14	6	8	4	NAICS2007
2010	37	29	15	6	8	4	NAICS2007
2011	39	32	16	9	7	4	NAICS2007
2012	38	30	15	8	6	4	NAICS2012
2013	36	30	16	7	6	3	NAICS2012
2014	37	31	18	5	7	3	NAICS2012
2015	37	30	17	5	7	3	NAICS2012
2016	37	32	17	6	8	3	NAICS2012
2017	40	34	21	7	6	3	NAICS2017
2018	35	31	19	6	6	—	NAICS2017
2019	43	35	21	6	8	—	NAICS2017
2020	37	30	14	9	7	—	NAICS2017
2021	35	29	16	6	7	—	NAICS2017
2022	41	35	20	7	8	—	NAICS2022
2023	38	33	19	6	8	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 02129. 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)

ZCTA	Distance	Restaurants	Year
02113	1.0 mi	75	2023
02109	1.0 mi	72	2023
02114	1.1 mi	57	2023
02141	1.3 mi	40	2023
02203	1.3 mi	1	2003
02133	1.5 mi	2	1994
02142	1.5 mi	34	2023
02110	1.6 mi	77	2023
02145	1.7 mi	67	2023
02108	1.7 mi	79	2023
02143	1.8 mi	83	2023
02149	1.8 mi	83	2023

Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.