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BMIE Market 06370

New London County, Connecticut · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)7,327
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±919 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households2,602
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±239 · 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 count7,429
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,864
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$105,700
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,518 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age44.1
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$1,195
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±570 · 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$332,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±31,393 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area23.9 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 06370
Restaurants per 10,000 residents4.0
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
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, 20285 (range 4–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2007–2023 (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 Score63 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score73 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score65 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score42 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

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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: 63 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score73.27340%+29.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score64.96535%+22.7
Market Momentum Score42.34225%+10.6
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 73 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)7,3276640%+26.5
Median household income (ACS)105,7008440%+33.8
Households (ACS)2,6026520%+13.0
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 65 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)5.59025%+22.5
Population (ACS)7,3276620%+13.2
Median household income (ACS)105,7008420%+16.9
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 42 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
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 (8)

By cuisine

American 3 · Pizza 3 · Italian 2 · Seafood 2 · Asian 1 · Burgers 1 · Caribbean 1 · Chinese 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 6 · Bar 2 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
David's PlaceQuick serviceSeafood · American85 Connecticut Blvdopen
David's PlaceRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood · Burgers · American1647 CT-85open
Donatello's With A TwistRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean · Italian266 CT-163open
Great Wall Chinese RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian430 Chapel Hill Rdopen
Oakdale PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · American430 Chapel Hill Rdopen
Pa's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian712 Connecticut 163open
Rinaldi's Package StoreBar1590 Hartford New London Tpkeopen
V'S Brick Oven Pizzeria & PubRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarPizza1 Sachatello Industrial Dropen
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
199422SIC1987
199522SIC1987
199644SIC1987
199744SIC1987
199865231NAICS1997
199976241NAICS1997
200065141NAICS1997
200165141NAICS1997
200286241NAICS1997
2003433NAICS2002
20046523NAICS2002
20055413NAICS2002
2006322NAICS2002
20073211NAICS2002
20084321NAICS2007
2009433NAICS2007
20105321NAICS2007
20116422NAICS2007
20125422NAICS2012
20135422NAICS2012
20144312NAICS2012
20154312NAICS2012
20165422NAICS2012
20173NAICS2017
20183NAICS2017
20193NAICS2017
20203NAICS2017
20213NAICS2017
20223NAICS2022
2023543NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 06370. 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
063532.7 mi22016
063823.4 mi342023
064203.9 mi52023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.