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BMIE Market 06442

Middlesex County, Connecticut · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,826
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±438 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,149
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±200 · 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 count2,745
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,125
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$104,358
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11,012 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age39.8
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11 · 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$1,444
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±644 · 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$468,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±51,589 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area3.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2019 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2019 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 06442
Restaurants per 10,000 residents10.9
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2014 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2009 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 1999 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20244 (range 1–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2009–2019 (11 points, 0.0 per year, r² 0.01) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score57 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score64 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score57 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score44 / 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: 57 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score64.36440%+25.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score56.75735%+19.8
Market Momentum Score44.44425%+11.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 64 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,8265140%+20.4
Median household income (ACS)104,3588440%+33.4
Households (ACS)1,1495220%+10.4
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 57 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)10.67025%+17.5
Population (ACS)2,8265120%+10.2
Median household income (ACS)104,3588420%+16.7
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 44 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
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 (7)

By cuisine

American 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Italian 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Bar 4 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 4

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Brasserie PipRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican46 Main Stopen
Brickside PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian104 Main Stopen
Ivoryton TavernBar8 Summit Stopen
The Blue Hound CookeryRestaurant (service type not stated)Cajun, Creole, Southern107 Main Stopen
The Elephant Bar & LoungeBar115 Main Stopen
The Ivoryton Inn & The Tea House at the Ivoryton InnBar115 Main Stopen
Tuskan RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)115 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
1994321SIC1987
1995211SIC1987
1996431SIC1987
1997541SIC1987
19984221NAICS1997
19994221NAICS1997
20004221NAICS1997
20014221NAICS1997
20025331NAICS1997
200353212NAICS2002
200454311NAICS2002
200554311NAICS2002
20063221NAICS2002
200732111NAICS2002
200832111NAICS2007
200943211NAICS2007
201043211NAICS2007
20113221NAICS2007
20125532NAICS2012
20135532NAICS2012
20143321NAICS2012
20153321NAICS2012
20163321NAICS2012
201733NAICS2017
201833NAICS2017
201933NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 06442. 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
064090.5 mi62023
064262.0 mi152023
064172.9 mi102023
064983.5 mi192023
064753.9 mi532023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.