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BMIE Market 03216

Merrimack County, New Hampshire · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,046
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±292 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households842
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±115 · 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 count2,159
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units993
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$88,311
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±25,087 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age45.6
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12 · 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$1,333
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±239 · 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$358,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±42,294 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area39.9 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 03216
Restaurants per 10,000 residents9.3
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2017 → 2022, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+33.3%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+33.3%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+100.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 3–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2012–2023 (11 points, +0.1 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 Score56 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score56 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score59 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score54 / 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: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score565640%+22.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score58.75935%+20.5
Market Momentum Score53.85425%+13.4
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,0464540%+18.1
Median household income (ACS)88,3117240%+28.7
Households (ACS)8424620%+9.3
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 growth33.37335%+25.7
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)19.63825%+9.6
Population (ACS)2,0464520%+9.0
Median household income (ACS)88,3117220%+14.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 54 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth33.37330%+22.0
20-year restaurant growth33.35420%+10.9
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 (7)

By cuisine

American 2 · Coffee 1 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Pizza 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 5 · Coffee shop 1 · Dessert 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Other 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Andover Community CoffeehouseCoffee shopCoffeeRoute 11open
Blackwater Junction RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)730 Main Stopen
Club 44Restaurant (service type not stated) · Other44 Morrill Hill Rdopen
Naughty Nellie's Ice Cream BarDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert46 Main Stopen
Pizza Chef of AndoverRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · American163 Main Stopen
The Refinery Restaurant & MarketRestaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service · Specialty food shopItalian · Sandwiches4 Mill Rdopen
Wilbur's Country StoreRestaurant (service type not stated)American46 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
199422————SIC1987
199511————SIC1987
199611————SIC1987
199722————SIC1987
199844211—NAICS1997
199944211—NAICS1997
200044211—NAICS1997
200144211—NAICS1997
20023321——NAICS1997
20033321——NAICS2002
20044431——NAICS2002
20054431——NAICS2002
20063321——NAICS2002
20072211——NAICS2002
20082211——NAICS2007
20093211—1NAICS2007
20102211——NAICS2007
20112211——NAICS2007
201233111—NAICS2012
201333111—NAICS2012
201433111—NAICS2012
201543111—NAICS2012
201654112—NAICS2012
201744————NAICS2017
201933————NAICS2017
202033————NAICS2017
202144————NAICS2017
202254————NAICS2022
202344————NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 03216. 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
032311.8 mi—
032684.6 mi—
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.