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BMIE Market 07106

Essex County, New Jersey · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)36,383
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±2,450 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households12,944
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±658 · 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 count31,298
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units13,375
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$53,440
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,826 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age35.4
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$1,242
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±69 · 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$355,400
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±19,021 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area1.4 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants16
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 07106
Restaurants per 10,000 residents4.8
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+23.1%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-5.9%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+14.3%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+166.7%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202820 (range 14–26)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.3 per year, r² 0.09) · 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 Score63 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score53 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score54 / 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 Score62.96340%+25.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score53.05335%+18.5
Market Momentum Score54.35425%+13.6
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 63 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)36,3839240%+36.9
Median household income (ACS)53,4401940%+7.8
Households (ACS)12,9449120%+18.2
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 53 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-5.92135%+7.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.49425%+23.4
Population (ACS)36,3839220%+18.5
Median household income (ACS)53,4401920%+3.9
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 54 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth23.17950%+39.7
10-year restaurant growth-5.92130%+6.2
20-year restaurant growth14.34220%+8.4
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 (50)

By cuisine

Caribbean 18 · American 8 · Coffee 5 · Dessert 4 · Sandwiches 4 · African 3 · Chinese 3 · Seafood 3 · Asian 2 · Bakery 2 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 2 · Halal / kosher 2 · Italian 2 · Pizza 2 · Steakhouse 2 · Burgers 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Indian 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Mediterranean 1 · Middle Eastern 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 41 · Quick service 7 · Bakery 4 · Casual dining 4 · Dessert 4 · Coffee shop 3 · Bar 2 · Café 2 · Specialty food shop 2 · Catering 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Abdul's Bean PiesBakeryBakery157 Richelieu Teropen
Amely RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean · American821 Sanford Aveopen
Baskin-robbins Dunkin'Coffee shop · Quick service · Dessert · BakeryIce cream / frozen desserts · Coffee · Dessert802 S Orange Aveopen
Bush Liquors and DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches81 Tremont Aveopen
Carlos KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean · Latin American (other)976 18th Aveopen
Cleo 's KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningCaribbean · American42 Telford Stopen
Crown Fried ChickenRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza35 Manor Dr Apt 3Kopen
Darismar Deli LlcSpecialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service · Casual diningSandwiches · American942 S Orange Aveopen
DigiCafe "Home of Authentic Jamaican Cuisine"Restaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean1017 S Orange Aveopen
Don Polo RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean901 18th Aveopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Coffee501 Irvington Aveopen
Elons Caribbean RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean317 Sanford Aveopen
Family Manor RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningCaribbean · American795 Sandford Aveopen
Fresh WokRestaurant (service type not stated)251 Stuyvesant Aveopen
Golden food servicesRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmerican82 Palm Stopen
Island FlavaRestaurant (service type not stated)866 S Orange Aveopen
Island Rock RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean866 S Orange Aveopen
Jacob's RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean80 Mt Vernon Plopen
Jamaican RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated) · Quick serviceCaribbean1025 South Orange Aveopen
Jamire Caribbean RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean899 18th Aveopen
Jamrock Island CoveRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean946 S Orange Aveopen
JordanRestaurant (service type not stated)Halal / kosher · Middle Eastern1008 S Orange Ave #3open
Kreole restaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Cajun, Creole, Southern · American999 S Orange Aveopen
LaViv's Sweet Treats and CateringBakery · DessertBakery · DessertEllery Ave & Arnot St Newark &open
Longatang Logistics, Inc.Restaurant (service type not stated)406 Kerrigan Blvdopen
Lucky Chinese KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Mediterranean · Asian970 18th Aveopen
Lucky RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese899 18th Aveopen
Mama G African RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)African852 S Orange Aveopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Burgers915 18th Aveopen
Mt Vernon Sweet ShopDessert · CaféDessert · Coffee88 Mt Vernon Plopen
My Sweet Expression by Jg Bakery DominicanCoffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean · Coffee1137 S Orange Aveopen
Newark LegendsBar · Restaurant (service type not stated)614 South Orange Aveopen
Nico's Pizzeria & GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian1038 S Orange Aveopen
Nima African RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)African894 18th Ave # 900open
Panda gardenRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese505 Irvington Aveopen
PenksaromaRestaurant (service type not stated)African970 18th Aveopen
Pier SixtyRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarSeafood62 Chelsea Aveopen
Roy's Fish FryRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean · Seafood830 S Orange Aveopen
Stars Pressure Pot RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean1017 S Orange Aveopen
Steak N Take and SeafoodRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood · Steakhouse · American1074 S Orange Aveopen
SubwayOtherSandwiches513 Irvington Aveopen
Sun Island PlateRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean820 S Orange Aveopen
Sunshine Halal RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Halal / kosher · Indian5 S Munn Aveopen
SweetVine KitchenQuick service297 Kerrigan Blvdopen
Tasty Jamaican & AmericanRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean · American752 S Orange Aveopen
Teachers Cornbread CafeCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated)Coffee · Cajun, Creole, Southern1137 South Orange Aveopen
The Gift Horses Steak Bake & TakeRestaurant (service type not stated)Asian · Steakhouse · Sandwiches900 A 18 Aveopen
The Village RamRestaurant (service type not stated) · CateringItalian114 Mead Stopen
Yah Mon Island GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean997 S Orange Aveopen
Peking RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)902 18th Aveclosed
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
19941064SIC1987
19951073SIC1987
1996954SIC1987
19971064SIC1987
19981183413NAICS1997
199915114523NAICS1997
200014106314NAICS1997
200115115334NAICS1997
2002191431015NAICS1997
200318142124NAICS2002
200416111105NAICS2002
200519131126NAICS2002
200622182164NAICS2002
200726226164NAICS2002
200822174135NAICS2007
20091614592NAICS2007
20101915694NAICS2007
20111916883NAICS2007
201216145722NAICS2012
201319176922NAICS2012
201417165921NAICS2012
2015181741121NAICS2012
201616154101NAICS2012
2017131210NAICS2017
2018141310NAICS2017
2019151449NAICS2017
20202019612NAICS2017
20212422616NAICS2017
20221918512NAICS2022
20231816411NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 07106. 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
070181.2 mi342023
071111.2 mi642023
070791.7 mi502023
070501.8 mi392023
071031.9 mi312023
071082.0 mi162023
070402.2 mi422023
071122.3 mi222023
070172.4 mi192023
071072.7 mi472023
071023.0 mi1092023
072053.2 mi262023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.