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BMIE Market 08863

Middlesex County, New Jersey · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)12,771
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,116 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households4,744
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±326 · 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 count12,320
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units4,740
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$115,861
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,191 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age39.9
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$1,913
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±134 · 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$438,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14,498 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area1.7 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants19
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 08863
Restaurants per 10,000 residents16.2
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+18.8%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-17.4%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+35.7%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+72.7%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202818 (range 14–23)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.06) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score63 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score80 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score51 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score54 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

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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: 63 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score80.08040%+32.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score51.15135%+17.9
Market Momentum Score53.85425%+13.5
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 80 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)12,7717440%+29.7
Median household income (ACS)115,8618940%+35.6
Households (ACS)4,7447420%+14.7
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-17.41535%+5.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)14.95325%+13.3
Population (ACS)12,7717420%+14.9
Median household income (ACS)115,8618920%+17.8
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 growth18.87650%+38.2
10-year restaurant growth-17.41530%+4.4
20-year restaurant growth35.75620%+11.2
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 (44)

By cuisine

Italian 5 · American 4 · Chinese 4 · Dessert 4 · Pizza 4 · Sandwiches 4 · Asian 3 · Mexican 3 · Bakery 2 · Breakfast 2 · Coffee 2 · Spanish / tapas 2 · BBQ 1 · Caribbean 1 · Chicken / wings 1 · Filipino 1 · Halal / kosher 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Middle Eastern 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 31 · Bar 6 · Casual dining 6 · Quick service 6 · Dessert 4 · Specialty food shop 4 · Bakery 3 · Catering 2 · Café 1 · Coffee shop 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
1 China Buffet IncRestaurant (service type not stated)49 Lafayette Rdopen
A and G Italian Fine Foods A&G Fine Foods - MiddlesexSpecialty food shop · Quick service · CateringSandwiches · Italian35 Lafayette Rdopen
A Regional Pest Control, Inc.-sba Small 7a TermRestaurant (service type not stated)570 New Brunswick Aveopen
Angelo's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza41 Lafayette Rdopen
Bamboo House Chinese RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian577 New Brunswick Aveopen
Brooklyn PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian877 King Georges Post Rdopen
Cake Makes Life SweeterDessertDessert33 Lafayette Rd Ste 2copen
Canka Enterprises CorpRestaurant (service type not stated)530 New Brunswick Aveopen
Cheekys Chicken And WafflesRestaurant (service type not stated)Chicken / wings873 King Georges Rdopen
Chef Tan LafayetteRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese49 Lafayette Rdopen
Colonial Restaurant Colonial Restaurant MagaliesburgCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American · Breakfast366 New Brunswick Aveopen
Dolce Pizzeria & RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza432 New Brunswick Aveopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Coffee583 New Brunswick Aveopen
Edm Dining IncRestaurant (service type not stated)366 New Brunswick Aveopen
El Tex Mex Burrito and CafeRestaurant (service type not stated)Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Mexican511 New Brunswick Aveopen
EL Viejo Fred RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean · Latin American (other)558 New Brunswick Aveopen
Favorites at WoodbridgeBar3 Lafayette Rdopen
Fdr Over The Bridge Inc.Restaurant (service type not stated)684 King George Rdopen
Fire N IceRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarMiddle Eastern85 Lafayette Rdopen
FORDS BBQRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · Spanish / tapas461 New Brunswick Aveopen
Fords Food Market & DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick service · Casual diningSandwiches · Breakfast · American6 Egan Aveopen
Fords Room IncRestaurant (service type not stated)85 Lafayette Rdopen
Goodfellows Pizza and Italian SpecialtiesRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Pizza736 King Georges Rdopen
Green Field Construction GroupRestaurant (service type not stated)720 King George Rdopen
Halal ExpressRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningHalal / kosher · American33 Lafayette Rdopen
Headquarters LoungeBar · Casual dining85 Lafayette Rdopen
Isabella'sRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican558 New Brunswick Aveopen
J R's PubBar · Casual dining558 New Brunswick Aveopen
Javi's Super DeliSpecialty food shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service · CaféSandwiches · Coffee650 King Georges Rdopen
Liberty Bagel CafeBakeryBakery326 New Brunswick Aveopen
Lilianas Italian RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)558 New Brunswick Aveopen
Ling's Chinese KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian503 New Brunswick Aveopen
Little SpainRestaurant (service type not stated)Spanish / tapas582 New Brunswick Aveopen
Luzviminda Grocery and RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Filipino · Asian49 Lafayette Rdopen
Mcloone Holding Company LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)3 Lafayette Rdopen
McLoone's Woodbridge GrilleBar · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining3 Lafayette Rdopen
Mvp Mechanical LlcRestaurant (service type not stated)520 New Brunswick Aveopen
Ranchito's Pizzeria & Mexican RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican341 Crows Mill Rdopen
Roosevelt's Deli & CateringSpecialty food shop · Quick service · CateringSandwiches · American684 King Georges Post Rdopen
Shah's Halal Food Shah's Halal FoodQuick service873 King Georges Rdopen
Speak FreezyDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert428 New Brunswick Aveopen
Whiskey Tango Bar and LiquorsBar35 Lafayette Rdopen
Wonton HouseRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese426 New Brunswick Aveopen
Yelida Bakes Dominican CakesBakery · DessertBakery · Dessert464 New Brunswick 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
199416115SIC1987
19951495SIC1987
199614104SIC1987
199714113SIC1987
199817148423NAICS1997
199915115424NAICS1997
200013104333NAICS1997
200115125523NAICS1997
200217147522NAICS1997
200319147524NAICS2002
200420166723NAICS2002
2005201810522NAICS2002
2006181610422NAICS2002
2007221710333NAICS2002
2008242012432NAICS2007
2009252113623NAICS2007
2010242012623NAICS2007
2011231911623NAICS2007
2012211810623NAICS2012
2013262313823NAICS2012
2014211810623NAICS2012
2015231911624NAICS2012
2016242011724NAICS2012
20172117964NAICS2017
20182016954NAICS2017
201923191263NAICS2017
202021181153NAICS2017
20212017114NAICS2017
20222521128NAICS2022
2023231998NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 08863. 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
070951.7 mi752023
088321.8 mi12011
088302.3 mi482023
088372.3 mi622023
088612.4 mi802023
088402.5 mi412023
070773.3 mi32023
070673.6 mi272023
088203.9 mi852023
070013.9 mi222023
070644.1 mi32023
103074.2 mi312023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.