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BMIE Market 07922

Union County, New Jersey · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)12,195
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±425 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households4,434
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±189 · 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 count12,246
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units4,266
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$202,944
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±46,438 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age47.2
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$2,203
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±257 · 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$785,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±45,091 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area5.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants24
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 07922
Restaurants per 10,000 residents22.9
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-25.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-7.7%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+20.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202828 (range 22–34)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.00) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score55 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score84 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score51 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score17 / 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: 55 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score83.58440%+33.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score50.95135%+17.8
Market Momentum Score16.81725%+4.2
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 84 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)12,1957440%+29.4
Median household income (ACS)202,9449940%+39.6
Households (ACS)4,4347320%+14.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 51 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-7.72035%+6.9
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)19.73825%+9.5
Population (ACS)12,1957420%+14.7
Median household income (ACS)202,9449920%+19.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 17 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-251150%+5.4
10-year restaurant growth-7.72030%+5.9
20-year restaurant growth02820%+5.6
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 (55)

By cuisine

American 12 · Bakery 7 · Italian 7 · Coffee 6 · Sandwiches 5 · Asian 4 · BBQ 3 · Dessert 3 · Pizza 3 · Breakfast 2 · Chinese 2 · European 2 · Mexican 2 · Thai 2 · Burgers 1 · Chicken / wings 1 · Halal / kosher 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Indian 1 · Japanese 1 · Korean 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Mediterranean 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Spanish / tapas 1 · Sushi 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 35 · Bar 8 · Bakery 7 · Casual dining 7 · Quick service 6 · Café 5 · Specialty food shop 5 · Dessert 3 · Coffee shop 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Catering 1 · Delivery-focused 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
AmerigoRestaurant (service type not stated)American · Italian408 Springfield Aveopen
Arco Traiano IncRestaurant (service type not stated)430 Springfield Ave Ste Fopen
Avokado Mexican GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican639 Springfield Aveopen
Bubbakoo's Burritos Bubbakoo's BurritosRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex410 Springfield Aveopen
Cafe VincottoRestaurant (service type not stated)European · American579 Springfield Aveopen
Charkoal BBQCasual dining · BarSpanish / tapas · BBQ161 Sherman Aveopen
Chester Moores Llc.Restaurant (service type not stated)279 Springfield Aveopen
Clemente's Pizzeria & Cafe ItalianoRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian430 Springfield Aveopen
Coffee Culture RoasteryCoffee shopCoffee462 Springfield Aveopen
Cousins DeliSpecialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service · CaféSandwiches · Coffee417 Springfield Aveopen
Craft Bagel Co.Bakery · Quick service · Specialty food shopBakery · Sandwiches · Breakfast485 Springfield Aveopen
D. Heights LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)428 Springfield Aveopen
Delicious HeightsRestaurant (service type not stated)264 Springfield Aveopen
Delicious HeightsBarAmerican428 Springfield Aveopen
Dimaio'sRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza468 Springfield Aveopen
Domino's Domino's PizzaQuick service · Delivery-focusedPizza629 Springfield Avenueopen
East RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi408 Springfield Aveopen
Excellence In Food LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)250 Springfield Aveopen
Fable & FlameRestaurant (service type not stated)Burgers · American487 Springfield Aveopen
Goodman’s Deli & RestaurantSpecialty food shop · Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick serviceSandwiches · Breakfast · Halal / kosher · American400 Springfield Aveopen
Grain & CaneRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · BarAmerican250 Connell Dropen
Grazi's KitchenCatering · Restaurant (service type not stated)Italian473 Springfield Aveopen
Hop Hing Chinese RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian430B Springfield Aveopen
Inwood TavernBar · Casual dining45 Inwood Rdopen
Iron WokRestaurant (service type not stated)645 Springfield Aveopen
J & Wonk LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)579 Springfield Aveopen
King Bennie's Tiki LoungeBar538 Springfield Aveopen
La Rosa Chicken & Grill La Rosa Chicken and Grill - Staten IslandRestaurant (service type not stated)Chicken / wings · BBQ · American368A Springfield Aveopen
Life CafeCaféCoffee25 Connell Dropen
Lupa RistoranteRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · American · Mediterranean · European449 Springfield Aveopen
Marcello’s Italian RistoranteRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian268 Springfield Aveopen
Nagoya Group, LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)538 Springfield Aveopen
Neelam Indian CuisineRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningIndian · American295 Springfield Aveopen
New China WokRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese645 Springfield Aveopen
Noah's BagelsBakeryBakery485 Springfield Aveopen
Oporto BarbecueRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ635 Springfield Aveopen
Pastrami HouseRestaurant (service type not stated)250 Springfield Aveopen
Patria Station CafeCaféLatin American (other) · Coffee128 Station Stopen
Paulanto Bakery- Berkeley HeightsBakeryBakery29 Park Aveopen
Proud Thai CookeryRestaurant (service type not stated)Thai · Asian645 Springfield Aveopen
Rita's Italian Ice Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen CustardDessertDessert · Ice cream / frozen desserts412 Springfield Aveopen
Rita’s of Berkeley Heights NJ Rita's Italian IceDessert · BarDessertopen
Rosa Azul MexidinerRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmerican800 District Dropen
Sajit IncRestaurant (service type not stated)295 Springfield Aveopen
Sam I Am BagelsBakery · Quick service · Specialty food shopBakery · Sandwiches430 Springfield Aveopen
Seoulite'sRestaurant (service type not stated)Korean · Asian579 Springfield Aveopen
Starbucks StarbucksCoffee shop · Café · BakeryCoffee · Bakery250 Connell Dropen
Station House CafeCaféCoffee128 Station Stopen
StregaRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian430 Springfield Aveopen
Sub zoneSpecialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick serviceSandwiches559 Springfield Aveopen
Thaitanium thai restaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Asian · Thai301 Springfield Aveopen
The Foxhole LoungeBarAmerican15 Locust Aveopen
The Pink ButtercupBakeryBakery473 Springfield Aveopen
Trap Rock Restaurant & BreweryBrewery / taproom · Casual dining · BarAmerican279 Springfield Aveopen
Two Fields BakeshopBakery · DessertBakery · Dessert528 Springfield 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
19942020SIC1987
19951919SIC1987
19962525SIC1987
19972626SIC1987
199831211064NAICS1997
199931221264NAICS1997
200030211443NAICS1997
20012817854NAICS1997
20022923887NAICS1997
2003322411941NAICS2002
2004292312741NAICS2002
2005272410104NAICS2002
200624211074NAICS2002
2007292610106NAICS2002
20082421795NAICS2007
2009282510105NAICS2007
2010312812115NAICS2007
2011302610115NAICS2007
201232241275NAICS2012
201334261484NAICS2012
201435271584NAICS2012
201534271683NAICS2012
201636271773NAICS2012
201735291673NAICS2017
201837321694NAICS2017
2019383315113NAICS2017
2020363013103NAICS2017
2021363012113NAICS2017
202229251293NAICS2022
202328241094NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 07922. 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
079741.9 mi242023
079332.0 mi102023
070692.4 mi192023
070233.2 mi112023
070623.4 mi152023
079283.4 mi322023
070923.5 mi92023
079803.5 mi142023
070764.1 mi332023
079014.1 mi632023
070604.1 mi1042023
079354.3 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.