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BMIE Market 06249

New London County, Connecticut · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)7,116
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±30 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households2,834
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±195 · 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 count7,308
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units3,125
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$109,135
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±19,475 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age46.9
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · 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$1,630
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±534 · 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$345,900
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±39,843 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area54.1 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 06249
Restaurants per 10,000 residents2.7
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2014 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2009 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 1999 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20243 (range 2–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2008–2019 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.27) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score79 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score74 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score83 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score83 / 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: 79 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score747440%+29.6
Restaurant Opportunity Score82.78335%+29.0
Market Momentum Score82.88325%+20.7
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 74 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)7,1166640%+26.3
Median household income (ACS)109,1358640%+34.5
Households (ACS)2,8346620%+13.2
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 83 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth508235%+28.8
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.29425%+23.6
Population (ACS)7,1166620%+13.2
Median household income (ACS)109,1358620%+17.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 83 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth509050%+45.1
10-year restaurant growth508230%+24.7
20-year restaurant growth506520%+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 (10)

By cuisine

American 1 · Breakfast 1 · Coffee 1 · Italian 1 · Mediterranean 1 · Pizza 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 7 · Bar 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Food truck 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Other 1 · Quick service 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Black Owl RoastersCoffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated)Coffee229 Hoxie Rdopen
Casa MartinajRestaurant (service type not stated)Mediterranean · Italian1667 Exeter Rdopen
Goshen Hill MaplesRestaurant (service type not stated) · Other1040 Goshen Hill Rd Extopen
Kalamatos Family PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza385 Beaumont Hwyopen
Lebanon Tap RoomBar385 Beaumont Hwyopen
Market on the GreenSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches · Breakfast199 W Town Stopen
Ox & Oak VineyardsWinery / distillery / taproom95 Bender Rdopen
Roberto's Log Cabin RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)American383 Trumbull Hwyopen
That Food ShackFood truck · Restaurant (service type not stated)74 Norwich Aveopen
The farmers dinerRestaurant (service type not stated)385 Beaumont Hwyopen
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
199433SIC1987
199522SIC1987
199622SIC1987
199722SIC1987
19983321NAICS1997
1999222NAICS1997
20004431NAICS1997
20012211NAICS1997
2002322NAICS1997
20033211NAICS2002
2004211NAICS2002
2005211NAICS2002
2006322NAICS2002
2007322NAICS2002
2008222NAICS2007
2009222NAICS2007
2010222NAICS2007
20113321NAICS2007
20125332NAICS2012
201353212NAICS2012
201452113NAICS2012
201552113NAICS2012
201663123NAICS2012
2017833NAICS2017
20185NAICS2017
201963NAICS2017
20205NAICS2017
20215NAICS2017
20225NAICS2022
20235NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 06249. 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
063364.3 mi
062664.5 mi22016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.