Home / Grocery stores & supermarkets / New Jersey

Grocery stores in New Jersey

How many grocery stores exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 18 New Jersey counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Supermarkets · Grocery stores · Neighborhood food markets. Counted together because official statistics use one 445110 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Above the U.S. rate — 123% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in New Jersey

Grocery stores

2,080

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

1.9

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

1.6

per 10,000 present

State index

123%

vs. U.S.

Residents

9,064,682

in covered counties

Workers

3,583,057

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 18 New Jersey counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing grocery stores and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in New Jersey

City	County	Grocery stores	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Wayne	Passaic County	199–237	531,700	145,770	3.3	212–235%	High density
Newark	Essex County	330–350	863,415	293,932	3.3	210–219%	High density
Jersey City	Hudson County	235–247	718,323	250,911	2.8	179–182%	High density
Vineland	Cumberland County	41–71	156,846	48,353	2.3	146–238%	Range spans bands
Union	Union County	157–179	602,051	207,358	2.2	143–156%	Range spans bands
Atlantic City	Atlantic County	72–116	273,874	107,989	2.2	141–212%	Range spans bands
Princeton	Mercer County	101–137	395,671	210,496	2.0	130–158%	Range spans bands
Camden	Camden County	126–168	542,442	196,253	2.0	127–161%	Range spans bands
Edison	Middlesex County	198–240	863,519	412,014	1.9	119–136%	Above average
Freehold	Monmouth County	129–195	661,305	260,563	1.6	105–149%	Above average
Paramus	Bergen County	190–268	962,316	439,299	1.6	103–141%	Above average
Lakewood	Ocean County	91–131	653,364	171,260	1.2	79–111%	Range spans bands
Somerset	Somerset County	45–87	314,362	174,691	1.1	72–126%	Range spans bands
Parsippany	Morris County	67–147	492,888	294,077	1.0	67–138%	Range spans bands
Mount Laurel	Burlington County	53–99	463,909	198,662	0.9	61–113%	Range spans bands
Flemington	Hunterdon County	12–62	133,199	43,352	0.8	50–199%	Range spans bands
Newton	Sussex County	12–54	147,069	29,529	0.7	48–167%	Range spans bands
Swedesboro	Gloucester County	22–62	288,429	98,548	0.7	42–118%	Range spans bands

Scroll the table sideways to see all columns.

Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

212%

210%

179%

146%

143%

141%

130%

127%

Most competitors per capita

42%

48%

50%

61%

67%

72%

79%

103%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few grocery stores may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

← All Grocery stores & supermarkets markets nationwide · Methodology · Data sources

Check a ZIP or city · Search by radius · Answers · Data story · Methodology · Data sources · About · Privacy · Terms · Updates (RSS)

BizGapMap — free, no-login small-business saturation reports for major U.S. counties. Built entirely from public U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS data (ZBP 2023, ACS 2024 5-year, PEP 2024, LODES, QCEW, IRS SOI). No forecasts, no revenue guesses — withheld cells are marked, and the few derived counts are labelled as estimates.