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BMIE Market 21813

Worcester County, Maryland · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,999
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±522 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,297
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±249 · 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 count2,852
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,345
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$121,472
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±17,930 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age53.2
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home value$628,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±63,428 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area27.4 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants5
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 21813
Restaurants per 10,000 residents10.5
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+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+66.7%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+25.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 2–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.02) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score62 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score68 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score53 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score66 / 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: 62 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score67.96840%+27.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score52.65335%+18.4
Market Momentum Score65.56625%+16.4
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 68 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,9995240%+20.8
Median household income (ACS)121,4729140%+36.3
Households (ACS)1,2975420%+10.8
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)16.74725%+11.7
Population (ACS)2,9995220%+10.4
Median household income (ACS)121,4729120%+18.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 66 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth258150%+40.4
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth66.77320%+14.7
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 (7)

By cuisine

Seafood 4 · American 3 · BBQ 2 · Bakery 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 6 · Bakery 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Desserts By RitaBakeryBakery12024 Industrial Park Rdopen
Em-ingsRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ9811 Whaleysville Rdopen
Grove Market Restaurant & SmokehouseRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · Seafood · American12402 St Martins Neck Rdopen
Hemphill's DockRestaurant (service type not stated)American11932 Salt Grass Point Rdopen
L&L CrabsRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood9552 Whaleyville Rdopen
Lighthouse Sound RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)American · Seafood12723 St Martins Neck Rdopen
Schaeffer’s SeafoodRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood11324 St Martins Neck Rdopen
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
199454———1SIC1987
199554———1SIC1987
199654———1SIC1987
199755————SIC1987
19986431——NAICS1997
1999533———NAICS1997
20006541——NAICS1997
20013211——NAICS1997
2002544———NAICS1997
2003433———NAICS2002
2004433———NAICS2002
2005433———NAICS2002
2006433———NAICS2002
20073321——NAICS2002
20084431——NAICS2007
20094431——NAICS2007
20103321——NAICS2007
20113321——NAICS2007
20124431——NAICS2012
201355311—NAICS2012
201444211—NAICS2012
201544211—NAICS2012
20163321——NAICS2012
201744————NAICS2017
201844————NAICS2017
2019553———NAICS2017
2020443———NAICS2017
2021443———NAICS2017
2022443———NAICS2022
2023554———NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 21813. 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
218622.6 mi12009
199753.2 mi222023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.