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BMIE Market 08835

Somerset County, New Jersey · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)10,921
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±33 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households4,424
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±319 · 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 count10,344
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units4,277
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$93,333
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±24,282 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age44.9
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4 · 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$1,844
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±173 · 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$354,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±17,385 · 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
Restaurants19
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 08835
Restaurants per 10,000 residents19.3
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+5.6%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+26.7%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+280.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202818 (range 14–22)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (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 Score61 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score74 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score53 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score52 / 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: 61 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score73.87440%+29.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score53.05335%+18.6
Market Momentum Score51.55225%+12.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 74 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)10,9217240%+28.8
Median household income (ACS)93,3337640%+30.5
Households (ACS)4,4247320%+14.5
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 growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)17.44425%+11.1
Population (ACS)10,9217220%+14.4
Median household income (ACS)93,3337620%+15.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth5.66250%+31.0
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth26.75020%+10.0
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 (45)

By cuisine

Mexican 8 · American 7 · Sandwiches 5 · Pizza 4 · Chinese 3 · Coffee 3 · Dessert 3 · Italian 3 · Latin American (other) 3 · Asian 2 · Bakery 2 · Chicken / wings 2 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · BBQ 1 · Burgers 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Caribbean 1 · German / Eastern European 1 · Halal / kosher 1 · Mediterranean 1 · Middle Eastern 1 · Peruvian 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Spanish / tapas 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 24 · Quick service 10 · Bar 7 · Casual dining 7 · Dessert 5 · Specialty food shop 4 · Bakery 3 · Coffee shop 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Buffet 1 · Café 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Adam's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza340 S Main Stopen
Antigua RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmerican404 S Main Stopen
Baxley X, IncRestaurant (service type not stated)60 N Main Stopen
Delicias OaxaqueñasDessert · Restaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Ice cream / frozen desserts247 S Main Stopen
Drewby's Grill PubCasual dining · Bar58 S Main Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Quick service339 S Main Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Coffee shop · Quick service · Dessert · BakeryCoffee · Dessert339 S Main Stopen
European DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches260 S Main Stopen
Flaming Grill and Supreme BuffetBuffetAsian · Chinese126 N Main Stopen
Frank's Chicken House 1Bar · Quick serviceChicken / wings22 Washington Aveopen
Frank's Pizza and Italian RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian140 N Main Stopen
Good Day CafeCaféCoffee200 N Main Stopen
Grub Hut Unique BBQ & Mexican GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · Mexican307 N Main Stopen
Halal Crispy Chicken And Burgers Inc.Restaurant (service type not stated)Halal / kosher111 S Main Stopen
Ike's Sub ShopCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American248 S Main Stopen
J & L BakeryBakeryBakery115 S Main Stopen
L.J's Boardwalk Ice CreamDessertIce cream / frozen dessertsopen
La Cascada Bar, Restaurant and LoungeBar500 W Camplain Rdopen
La Raza Tex MexRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex44 S Main Stopen
La Rivera Maya Mexican RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican16 S Main Stopen
Lin's Kosher ChineseRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese244 Main Streetopen
Lj'z BoardwalkRestaurant (service type not stated) · Dessert · Coffee shop · Casual dining · BarDessert · American · Coffee319 Harrison Aveopen
Lk Group LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)1001 W Camplain Rdopen
Manville DinerCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American50 S Main Stopen
Manville Pastry ShopBakery · DessertBakery · Dessert335 N Main Stopen
Manville Pizza & RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian31 S Main Stopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick serviceBurgers · American60 N Main Stopen
New Fortune RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian243 S Main Stopen
New Joy GardenRestaurant (service type not stated)44 S Main Stopen
Nittoli's Deli & CateringSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwichesMain Streetopen
Norkys Peruvian RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Peruvian · Latin American (other)244 S Main Stopen
Northside LoungeBrewery / taproom · BarAmerican100 Brooks Blvdopen
O'rale Mexican RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Latin American (other)252 S Main Stopen
Oaxaca de mis Amores Mexican RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningMexican · American16 S Main Stopen
Pizza 'n PastaRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza930 S Main Stopen
Popeyes Popeyes Louisiana KitchenQuick serviceChicken / wings · Cajun, Creole, Southern20 North Main Streetopen
Pourman's PubBar326 S Main Stopen
Pura Vida TicosRestaurant (service type not stated)Spanish / tapas · Caribbean · Latin American (other)66 S Main Stopen
Sabores MexicanosSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceMexican · Sandwiches210 S Main Stopen
Sahara RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Mediterranean · Middle Eastern337 N Main Stopen
Srp Foods LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)100 N Main Stopen
SubwayOtherSandwiches100 N Main Stopen
Taco Bell Taco BellQuick serviceMexican100 North Main Streetopen
The Extra PintBar · Casual dining1001 W Camplain Rdopen
The Polish Pickle DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches · German / Eastern European221 N 10th 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
19941459SIC1987
19951349SIC1987
19961697SIC1987
199720137SIC1987
199819115336NAICS1997
199920134636NAICS1997
200023165656NAICS1997
200124164757NAICS1997
200221157716NAICS1997
200321158615NAICS2002
200423178725NAICS2002
200522156816NAICS2002
200619146714NAICS2002
200720157714NAICS2002
200819147614NAICS2007
200922167725NAICS2007
2010252081024NAICS2007
201123176924NAICS2007
2012221861113NAICS2012
2013241961214NAICS2012
2014241971114NAICS2012
201520177912NAICS2012
201621177913NAICS2012
20172417694NAICS2017
20182318793NAICS2017
20192116783NAICS2017
2020191577NAICS2017
20212116873NAICS2017
202224201183NAICS2022
20232319983NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 08835. 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
088900.7 mi
088803.3 mi92023
088053.3 mi332023
088693.6 mi192023
088073.8 mi772023
088364.1 mi112023
088734.2 mi862023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.