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BMIE Market 02918

Providence County, Rhode Island · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,925
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±93 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households37
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±64 · 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 countData source not yet connected
Housing unitsData source not yet connected
Median household incomeData source not yet connected
Median age20.0
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±0 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home valueData source not yet connected
Land area0.2 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 02918
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2001 → 2011, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20211 (range 1–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2001–2016 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 1.00) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score44 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score37 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score58 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Market Momentum Score37 / 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: 44 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score36.73740%+14.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score58.45835%+20.4
Market Momentum Score36.93725%+9.2
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 37 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,9255240%+34.4
Households (ACS)37720%+2.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 58 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+15.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)3.49625%+30.1
Population (ACS)2,9255220%+12.9
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 37 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
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 (3)

By cuisine

Coffee 1 · Dessert 1

By type

Bakery 1 · Bar 1 · Buffet 1 · Café 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Dessert 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Alumni Food CourtBuffet1 Cunningham Sqopen
Dunkin'Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Dessert · Café · BakeryCoffee · Dessert1 Cunningham Square Providence Collegeopen
The Lounge - Providence CollegeBarRiver Aveopen
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
199411————SIC1987
199511————SIC1987
199611————SIC1987
199711————SIC1987
199831—1——NAICS1997
199921—1——NAICS1997
200021—1——NAICS1997
200121—1——NAICS1997
200241—1——NAICS1997
200331——1—NAICS2002
200421——1—NAICS2002
20051—————NAICS2002
20061—————NAICS2002
200721——1—NAICS2002
200861——1—NAICS2007
200961——1—NAICS2007
201071——1—NAICS2007
201171——1—NAICS2007
20125—————NAICS2012
20135—————NAICS2012
20146—————NAICS2012
201561——1—NAICS2012
201681——1—NAICS2012
201712—————NAICS2017
201812—————NAICS2017
201912—————NAICS2017
202012—————NAICS2017
202111—————NAICS2017
20229—————NAICS2022
20239—————NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 02918. 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
029080.4 mi582023
029041.0 mi852023
029092.0 mi732023
029122.1 mi12016
029112.1 mi242023
029032.1 mi2082023
029062.4 mi992023
028603.0 mi772023
029073.2 mi382023
028633.8 mi332023
029144.1 mi572023
029164.3 mi222023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.