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BMIE Market 06870

Fairfield County, Connecticut · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)7,864
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±747 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households2,756
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±250 · 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 count7,316
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units2,802
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$250,001
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age40.0
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1 · 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$3,501
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate · 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$1,788,700
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±184,813 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area2.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants22
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 06870
Restaurants per 10,000 residents19.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+15.8%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+29.4%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+57.1%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+83.3%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202821 (range 17–24)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.24) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score72 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score80 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score64 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score72 / 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: 72 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score80.08040%+32.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score63.76435%+22.3
Market Momentum Score727225%+18.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 80 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)7,8646740%+26.9
Median household income (ACS)250,00110040%+39.9
Households (ACS)2,7566620%+13.2
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 64 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth29.47135%+24.7
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)28.02225%+5.6
Population (ACS)7,8646720%+13.4
Median household income (ACS)250,00110020%+20.0
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 72 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth15.87450%+36.9
10-year restaurant growth29.47130%+21.2
20-year restaurant growth57.17020%+13.9
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 (35)

By cuisine

Italian 5 · Sandwiches 5 · American 4 · Coffee 4 · Dessert 4 · Asian 2 · Bakery 2 · European 2 · Japanese 2 · Sushi 2 · Breakfast 1 · Burgers 1 · French 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Indian 1 · Mediterranean 1 · Mexican 1 · Pizza 1 · Seafood 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 18 · Quick service 6 · Bar 5 · Specialty food shop 5 · Dessert 4 · Bakery 3 · Coffee shop 3 · Café 2 · Casual dining 2 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Applausi Osteria ToscanaRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · European199 Sound Beach Aveopen
Arcadia Coffee CompanyCoffee shopCoffee20 Arcadia Rdopen
Beach House CafeRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood220 Sound Beach Aveopen
Bosco's Bar and GrillBar · Casual diningAmerican148 Sound Beach Aveopen
Candy ConnectionDessertDessert187 Sound Beach Aveopen
Chocolate Voyages, LLCDessertDessert1465 E Putnam Ave #217open
Corbo's Corner DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches1380 E Putnam Aveopen
Cups N' Cones of Old GreenwichDessertDessert · Ice cream / frozen desserts235 Sound Beach Aveopen
Curry & HurryRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningIndian · American1340 E Putnam Aveopen
Donnie's DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches1340 E Putnam Aveopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Coffee184 Sound Beach Aveopen
EatalianRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian32 Heusted Dropen
Greenwich TavernBar1392 E Putnam Aveopen
Joe Studio CaféCaféCoffee185 Sound Beach Aveopen
Le Fat PoodleRestaurant (service type not stated)French · European20 Arcadia Rdopen
Lugano Salumeria & Wine BarBar · Quick service · Specialty food shopItalian · Sandwiches1392 E Putnam Aveopen
MrBeast BurgerRestaurant (service type not stated)Burgers148 Sound Beach Aveopen
Old Greenwich Bagel Shop IncRestaurant (service type not stated)197 Sound Beach Aveopen
Old Greenwich DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches · American1345 E Putnam Aveopen
Old Greenwich Pizza & Deli, LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)178 Sound Beach Aveopen
Old Greenwich Restaurant CorpRestaurant (service type not stated)199 Sound Beach Aveopen
Oriental GourmetRestaurant (service type not stated)214 Sound Beach Aveopen
Pardon My CheesesteakRestaurant (service type not stated)148 Sound Beach Aveopen
RéNapoliRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian216 Sound Beach Aveopen
Round Table Ventures LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian1455 E Putnam Aveopen
Siren RestobarBarMediterranean220 Sound Beach Aveopen
Sound Beach IncRestaurant (service type not stated)214 Sound Beach Aveopen
Sushi BarRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi · Asian242 Sound Beach Aveopen
Sushi SobaRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi · Asian1345 E Putnam Aveopen
Sweet Peas Baking Co LLCBakery · Coffee shop · CaféBakery · Coffee · Breakfast6 Highview Aveopen
Taco Bell Taco BellQuick serviceMexican1371 E Putnam Aveopen
Townsend Bar & CinemaBarAmerican1800 E Putnam Aveopen
Tracks Cafe LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)148 Sound Beach Aveopen
Upper Crust Bagel CoBakery · Quick service · Specialty food shopBakery · Sandwiches197 Sound Beach Aveopen
Wine MomentsWinery / distillery / taproom1455 E Putnam Aveopen
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
19941212————SIC1987
19951212————SIC1987
19961515————SIC1987
19971818————SIC1987
199818167631NAICS1997
19991716763—NAICS1997
20001614752—NAICS1997
20011714752—NAICS1997
20021614653—NAICS1997
20031614473—NAICS2002
20041714554—NAICS2002
20051816763—NAICS2002
20061514554—NAICS2002
20071715654—NAICS2002
20081614554—NAICS2007
20091614554—NAICS2007
20101614653—NAICS2007
20111513571—NAICS2007
20121615582—NAICS2012
201319175102—NAICS2012
201421207103—NAICS2012
20152120893—NAICS2012
20161817953—NAICS2012
20171918963—NAICS2017
2018201998——NAICS2017
2019201998——NAICS2017
20201817773—NAICS2017
20212119874—NAICS2017
20222321984—NAICS2022
20232222994—NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 06870. 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
068780.8 mi152023
068072.5 mi202023
069012.6 mi992023
069022.8 mi1032023
068302.9 mi922023
069064.2 mi172023
069054.6 mi622023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.