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BMIE Market 01560

Worcester County, Massachusetts · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)4,984
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±415 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,967
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 count4,527
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,844
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$107,031
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,197 · 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 ±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$1,476
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±141 · 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$484,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±69,120 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area3.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2022 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 01560
Restaurants per 10,000 residents8.8
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-40.0%
DERIVED: 2008 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1998 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20233 (range 1–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2008–2018 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.13) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score54 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score70 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score54 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score29 / 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: 54 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score70.37040%+28.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score53.95435%+18.9
Market Momentum Score28.82925%+7.2
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 70 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4,9846040%+24.2
Median household income (ACS)107,0318540%+34.0
Households (ACS)1,9676120%+12.1
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 54 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-40835%+2.8
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)6.08825%+22.0
Population (ACS)4,9846020%+12.1
Median household income (ACS)107,0318520%+17.0
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 29 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-40830%+2.4
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 (5)

By cuisine

Breakfast 1 · Coffee 1 · Italian 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Bar 1 · Café 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
First Bite Cafe & PizzaCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast · Coffee156 Main Stopen
New Fancy House Of PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian3 Main Stopen
Polish National Home AssociationBar7 Main Stopen
Ric's Hilltop LoungeRestaurant (service type not stated)59 Maple Aveopen
Sip ‘N Savor NutritionRestaurant (service type not stated)155 Main Stopen
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
199422————SIC1987
199533————SIC1987
199644————SIC1987
199755————SIC1987
19984321——NAICS1997
19994321——NAICS1997
20005321——NAICS1997
20015431——NAICS1997
20025431——NAICS1997
20035431——NAICS2002
20045431——NAICS2002
20055422——NAICS2002
20066523——NAICS2002
20076523——NAICS2002
20086523——NAICS2007
20095422——NAICS2007
20105422——NAICS2007
20114321——NAICS2007
20124321——NAICS2012
20134321——NAICS2012
20147642——NAICS2012
20155431——NAICS2012
20164321——NAICS2012
201743————NAICS2017
201843————NAICS2017
20193—————NAICS2017
20203—————NAICS2017
20213—————NAICS2017
20223—————NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 01560. 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
015192.0 mi72023
015342.9 mi32023
015683.5 mi102023
015364.0 mi132023
015884.1 mi212023
015904.9 mi92023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.