BMIE Market 03263

Merrimack County, New Hampshire · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	4,105 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±40 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	1,762 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±171 · 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	4,114 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	1,772 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$74,318 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14,464 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	41.5 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	$1,239 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±182 · 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	$294,800 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±30,301 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	24.5 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	9 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 03263
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	19.5 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+28.6% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+28.6% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+50.0% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+28.6% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	10 (range 8–11) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.50) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	61 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	56 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	55 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	75 / 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 03263. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.2 restaurants per year, r² 0.50, confidence Medium.

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. New Hampshire and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 183, 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: 61 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	56.3	56	40%	+22.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score	54.9	55	35%	+19.2
Market Momentum Score	75.3	75	25%	+18.8

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

Consumer Market Score: 56 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	4,105	57	40%	+22.9
Median household income (ACS)	74,318	54	40%	+21.6
Households (ACS)	1,762	59	20%	+11.8

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 55 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	28.6	70	35%	+24.5
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	21.9	33	25%	+8.2
Population (ACS)	4,105	57	20%	+11.4
Median household income (ACS)	74,318	54	20%	+10.8

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

Market Momentum Score: 75 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	28.6	83	50%	+41.3
10-year restaurant growth	28.6	70	30%	+21.0
20-year restaurant growth	50	65	20%	+13.0

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 (15)

By cuisine

Pizza 4 · American 1 · Asian 1 · Bakery 1 · Chinese 1 · Coffee 1 · Dessert 1 · Italian 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Tea / bubble tea 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 10 · Bakery 2 · Brewery / taproom 2 · Juice, smoothie, tea 2 · Quick service 2 · Casual dining 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Dessert 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Coffee shop · Quick service · Dessert · Bakery	Coffee · Dessert	656 Suncook Valley Rd	open
Ever Better Eating	Bakery	Bakery	31 Barnstead Rd	open
Family Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	16 Elm St	open
Friendly Diner	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	44 Main St	open
Hidden Moon Brewing	Brewery / taproom · Restaurant (service type not stated)		1253 Upper City Rd	open
Jack’s Pizza Pittsfield	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	11 Catamount Rd	open
Leavitt's Cider Mill	Juice, smoothie, tea · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Juice / smoothies	S Main St	open
Main Street Grill and Bar	Restaurant (service type not stated)		32 Main St	open
Moonlight Meadery	Brewery / taproom · Winery / distillery / taproom		1253 Upper City Rd	open
New Hampshire Tea Crafters	Juice, smoothie, tea	Tea / bubble tea	7 Leavitt Rd	open
Ping Garden	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	42 Main St	open
Pittsfield Community Center	Restaurant (service type not stated)		68 Main St	open
Town Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	2-28 Carroll St	open
Village Pizza Pittsfield	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Pizza	16 Elm St	open
Nadine's Bakery Cafe	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bakery	Breakfast · Bakery	44 Main 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	8	7	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1995	7	6	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1996	5	4	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1997	6	5	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1998	5	4	1	2	1	1	NAICS1997
1999	5	4	1	2	1	1	NAICS1997
2000	4	3	1	1	1	1	NAICS1997
2001	3	3	1	1	1	—	NAICS1997
2002	3	3	1	2	—	—	NAICS1997
2003	6	6	3	3	—	—	NAICS2002
2004	5	5	3	2	—	—	NAICS2002
2005	5	5	2	3	—	—	NAICS2002
2006	6	6	2	4	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	7	7	2	4	1	—	NAICS2002
2008	7	7	2	4	1	—	NAICS2007
2009	7	7	2	4	1	—	NAICS2007
2010	8	8	1	5	2	—	NAICS2007
2011	8	7	1	4	2	—	NAICS2007
2012	8	7	1	4	2	—	NAICS2012
2013	8	7	1	4	2	—	NAICS2012
2014	8	7	1	4	2	—	NAICS2012
2015	8	7	2	3	2	—	NAICS2012
2016	7	6	1	3	2	—	NAICS2012
2017	8	7	—	4	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	8	7	—	4	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	9	8	4	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	9	8	3	4	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	8	7	3	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	9	8	3	3	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	10	9	4	3	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 03263. 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
03218	3.8 mi	1	2004

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