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BMIE Market 08534

Mercer County, New Jersey · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)13,272
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±790 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households4,995
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±341 · 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 count12,929
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units4,964
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$175,573
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14,158 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age41.6
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$2,004
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±344 · 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$573,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±28,240 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area21.8 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants26
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 08534
Restaurants per 10,000 residents15.5
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+30.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+18.2%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+73.3%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+116.7%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202826 (range 22–29)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.3 per year, r² 0.26) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score75 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score84 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score66 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score75 / 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: 75 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score84.08440%+33.6
Restaurant Opportunity Score65.76635%+23.0
Market Momentum Score75.27525%+18.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 84 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)13,2727540%+29.9
Median household income (ACS)175,5739840%+39.2
Households (ACS)4,9957420%+14.8
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 66 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth18.26235%+21.5
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)19.63825%+9.6
Population (ACS)13,2727520%+15.0
Median household income (ACS)175,5739820%+19.6
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 75 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth308350%+41.6
10-year restaurant growth18.26230%+18.5
20-year restaurant growth73.37520%+15.1
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 (59)

By cuisine

Pizza 8 · Sandwiches 8 · American 6 · Coffee 6 · Italian 6 · Asian 5 · Dessert 5 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 4 · Bakery 2 · Burgers 2 · Chinese 2 · Japanese 2 · Mexican 2 · Sushi 2 · Chicken / wings 1 · French 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Thai 1 · Vegetarian 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 35 · Quick service 10 · Dessert 6 · Bar 5 · Specialty food shop 5 · Coffee shop 4 · Bakery 3 · Café 3 · Casual dining 3 · Other 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Catering 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Ajgl Pizza, LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)2 N Main Stopen
Bear Tavern Liquor LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)7 Tree Farm Rd Ste 101open
Blimpie Blimpie America's Sub ShopQuick service · Specialty food shopSandwichesCircle &, 2558 Pennington Rd, NJ-31 atopen
Bonne AssietteRestaurant (service type not stated)French23 W Delaware Aveopen
BORO MarketCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican147 W Delaware Aveopen
Bubbakoo's Burritos Bubbakoo's BurritosRestaurant (service type not stated) · CateringMexican · Vegetarian25 NJ-31 Sopen
Burger King Burger KingQuick serviceBurgers · American25 NJ-31open
Burger WorldQuick serviceBurgersopen
Carvel Hopewell Pennington CarvelDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert800 Q Denow Rdopen
Cheng's KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian15 NJ-31open
Chicken Dog CafeCaféCoffee20 N Main Stopen
Cream KingDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert46 NJ-31open
Cugino's Italian SpecialtiesSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches2566 Pennington Rdopen
Deli On A BagelBakery · Quick service · Specialty food shopBakery · Sandwiches21 NJ-31open
DiamondsRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian25 Route 31 Sopen
Domino's Domino's PizzaQuick service · Delivery-focusedPizza25 Route 31 Sopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shop · BakeryCoffee · Dessert1 Tree Farm Rd Cornerstone Courtopen
Emily's Cafe & Catering LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)9 N Main Stopen
Gretalia Hospitality GroupRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza7 Tree Farm Rdopen
Happy WokRestaurant (service type not stated)Asian · Chinese25 Route 31 Sopen
Holistic Behavioral SolutionsRestaurant (service type not stated)2409 Pennington Rd Ste Copen
Hopewell Valley VineyardsWinery / distillery / taproom · Bar46 Yard Rdopen
Krispy Krunchy ChickenQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Chicken / wings2558 Pennington Rdopen
La Unica La ÚnicaRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Latin American (other)20 N Main Stopen
Lakeside Cafe and LiquorsCafé · Casual dining · BarCoffee129 Route 31 Nopen
Marco's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza2580 Pennington Rdopen
MerakiRestaurant (service type not stated)American23 W Delaware Ave Unit 4open
Michaelangelo Associates LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)7 Tree Farm Rd Ste 101open
Mizuki Asian BistroRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi · Asian800 Denow Rdopen
Needle Creek BreweryBrewery / taproom · Bar91 Titus Mill Rdopen
North End Bistro LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)7 Tree Farm Rd Ste 101open
Osteria ProcacciniRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza7 Tree Farm Rdopen
Pennington BagelBakery · Quick service · Specialty food shopBakery · Sandwiches25 Route 31 Sopen
Pennington Pizza & Itln RestRestaurant (service type not stated)15 Route 31 Nopen
Pennington Pizza GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · American15 Route 31 Nopen
Piccolo Trattoria Piccolo TrattoriaRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza800 Denow Rdopen
Pj's West LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)7 Tree Farm Rd Ste 101open
PrimoHoagies PrimoHoagiesSpecialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick serviceSandwiches25 NJ-31 Ste 18open
Pru ThaiRestaurant (service type not stated)Thai · AsianNJ-31open
Rita'sDessertDessert25 Route 31 Sopen
Simple VinoBar25 NJ-31 Suite 17open
Sourland CoffeeCoffee shopCoffee250 S Main Stopen
StarbucksCoffee shopCoffee5 NJ-31open
Starbucks StarbucksCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shopCoffee800 A Denow Roadopen
SubwayOtherSandwiches1 Tree Farm Rdopen
SUBWAYOtherSandwichesRt 31open
Sumo SushiRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi · Asian12 S Main Stopen
Super SuppersRestaurant (service type not stated)American7 Tree Farm Rdopen
The Pig + PitRestaurant (service type not stated)20 N Main Stopen
Tj's Of Hopewell Inc. Dba Tj's Restaurant And BarRestaurant (service type not stated)25 Route 31 Sopen
TJ's TrattoriaRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian25 Route 31 Sopen
Uncle Ed's CreameryDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert155 W Delaware Aveopen
Villa Francesco'sRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza21 Route 31 Nopen
Villa FrancescosRestaurant (service type not stated)21 Route 31 Sopen
Vito's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Sandwiches · Italian2 N Main Stopen
Viva Gelato CafeDessertIce cream / frozen desserts12 S Main Stopen
Wildflowers InnRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmerican2572 Pennington Rdopen
Cuginos Pennington LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)147 W Delaware Aveclosed
Hopewell Ice Cream LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)800 Denow Rdclosed
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
19941212SIC1987
199599SIC1987
19961818SIC1987
19971919SIC1987
19981815843NAICS1997
19991513823NAICS1997
20001714923NAICS1997
200120138231NAICS1997
200220148331NAICS1997
20032015834NAICS2002
20042216835NAICS2002
20052516835NAICS2002
20062821966NAICS2002
20073322796NAICS2002
20083722877NAICS2007
20093724888NAICS2007
20102920866NAICS2007
201129241077NAICS2007
201235251177NAICS2012
201333221156NAICS2012
201433231157NAICS2012
201532221246NAICS2012
20163523887NAICS2012
20173323797NAICS2017
20183020677NAICS2017
20193121867NAICS2017
20203323887NAICS2017
20213222877NAICS2017
202238271296NAICS2022
202338261286NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 08534. 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
085603.5 mi32022
085254.8 mi112023
086284.8 mi332023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.