BMIE Market 03278

Merrimack County, New Hampshire · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	3,079 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±79 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	1,248 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±88 · 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	2,952 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	1,432 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$94,783 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±18,237 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	44.3 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4 · 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	$1,209 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±123 · 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	$356,900 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±19,651 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	63.5 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	7 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 03278
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	23.7 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	-30.0% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+16.7% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+250.0% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+16.7% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	8 (range 5–11) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.01) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	55 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	63 / 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	42 / 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 03278. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.0 restaurants per year, r² 0.01, 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. 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: 55 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	62.6	63	40%	+25.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score	54.7	55	35%	+19.2
Market Momentum Score	41.6	42	25%	+10.4

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

Consumer Market Score: 63 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	3,079	52	40%	+21.0
Median household income (ACS)	94,783	77	40%	+30.9
Households (ACS)	1,248	53	20%	+10.7

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	16.7	60	35%	+21.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	22.7	31	25%	+7.7
Population (ACS)	3,079	52	20%	+10.5
Median household income (ACS)	94,783	77	20%	+15.5

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

Market Momentum Score: 42 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	-30	9	50%	+4.5
10-year restaurant growth	16.7	60	30%	+18.0
20-year restaurant growth	250	95	20%	+19.1

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 (13)

By cuisine

Coffee 4 · Dessert 4 · American 3 · Bakery 2 · Italian 2 · Pizza 2 · Burgers 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 5 · Bakery 4 · Dessert 4 · Bar 3 · Coffee shop 3 · Café 2 · Casual dining 2 · Quick service 2 · Specialty food shop 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Cafe One East	Coffee shop · Café · Bakery	Coffee · Bakery	1 E Main St	open
Charlie Mac's Pizzeria	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	17 E Main St	open
Dunkin'	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert	Rr 3	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shop · Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert · Bakery	Coffee · Juice / smoothies · Dessert	9 Route 103 W	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service	Burgers · American	4 Nichols Mill Lane	open
Pizza Chef of Warner LLC	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	23 New Hampshire Rte 103	open
Reed's North	Bar · Casual dining	American	2 E Main St	open
Schoodacs Coffee House	Coffee shop	Coffee	1 E Main St	open
Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Specialty food shop	Sandwiches	23 Route 103 West	open
The Local The Local	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar	American	15 E Main St	open
The Lounge - Magdalen College	Bar		511 Kearsarge Mountain Rd	open
The Velvet Moose Ice Cream Shoppe	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	25 E Main St	open
Wicked Sweet Cakes And Treats	Bakery · Dessert · Café	Bakery · Dessert · Coffee	Not On Main Street, I am a Home Baker In	open

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	6	6	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1995	4	4	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1996	2	2	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1997	3	3	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1998	3	3	2	1	—	—	NAICS1997
1999	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS1997
2000	1	1	1	—	—	—	NAICS1997
2002	4	3	2	1	—	1	NAICS1997
2003	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2004	1	1	1	—	—	—	NAICS2002
2005	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2006	4	4	2	2	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	3	3	1	2	—	—	NAICS2002
2008	5	5	1	4	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	6	6	1	5	—	—	NAICS2007
2010	7	7	1	5	1	—	NAICS2007
2011	7	7	2	4	1	—	NAICS2007
2012	7	7	2	4	1	—	NAICS2012
2013	6	6	3	3	—	—	NAICS2012
2014	7	7	3	4	—	—	NAICS2012
2015	9	9	5	3	1	—	NAICS2012
2016	9	9	5	3	1	—	NAICS2012
2017	10	10	4	4	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	10	10	4	4	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	9	9	4	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	9	9	4	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	9	9	3	4	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	7	7	—	3	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	7	7	—	3	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 03278. 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
03273	4.6 mi	1	2009

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