Market rankings · New Jersey
Coffee shops and cafes in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 3,488
- 1,443 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 2,866
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.4B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 10% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #8 of 51
- Market score 69 · Upper middle
A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3,488 coffee shops and cafes in New Jersey. Of those, 1,443 are chain locations, or 41%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $4,680 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $16.4B a year on food away from home. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 2,866 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in New Jersey in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,224 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 125 SBA-backed loans worth $45.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #8 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest (75). Among 21 scored counties, Burlington County scores highest (74).
Every market in New Jersey for coffee shops and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 75 | 262 | 7.7 | $5.3M | +3.0% | #26 of 387 |
| 1Vineland, NJ | 72 | 25 | 4.6 | $7.8M | +2.2% | #33 of 387 |
| 2Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 62 | 145 | 10.1 | $4.6M | +3.3% | #95 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 60 | 2,335 | 9.5 | $4.6M | +1.4% | #111 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 41 | 9,208 | 12.5 | $3.7M | +0.6% | #269 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 24 | 253 | 16.4 | $2.5M | +0.8% | #369 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burlington County, NJ | 74 | 131 | 7.4 | $6.4M | +4.3% | #202 of 2,063 |
| 2Warren County, NJ | 74 | 37 | 8.2 | $5.4M | +3.2% | #207 of 2,063 |
| 3Cumberland County, NJ | 73 | 25 | 4.6 | $7.8M | +2.2% | #223 of 2,063 |
| 4Somerset County, NJ | 73 | 120 | 9.2 | $6M | +3.5% | #232 of 2,063 |
| 5Sussex County, NJ | 72 | 45 | 7.8 | $6.3M | +2.9% | #246 of 2,063 |
| 6Gloucester County, NJ | 71 | 81 | 7.2 | $6.4M | +3.3% | #266 of 2,063 |
| 7Salem County, NJ | 71 | 16 | 6.4 | $6.1M | +2.3% | #269 of 2,063 |
| 8Middlesex County, NJ | 67 | 264 | 8.6 | $5.6M | +2.6% | #377 of 2,063 |
| 9Ocean County, NJ | 67 | 193 | 7.9 | $5.4M | +5.6% | #380 of 2,063 |
| 10Camden County, NJ | 66 | 154 | 7.6 | $5.6M | +2.4% | #398 of 2,063 |
| 11Union County, NJ | 65 | 193 | 9.5 | $5M | +5.0% | #428 of 2,063 |
| 12Passaic County, NJ | 63 | 146 | 8.2 | $5.2M | +1.6% | #498 of 2,063 |
| 13Morris County, NJ | 63 | 201 | 10.4 | $5.2M | +3.2% | #499 of 2,063 |
| 14Essex County, NJ | 62 | 309 | 9.7 | $4.4M | +4.2% | #540 of 2,063 |
| 15Mercer County, NJ | 60 | 145 | 10.1 | $4.6M | +3.3% | #602 of 2,063 |
| 16Hunterdon County, NJ | 55 | 70 | 13.8 | $4M | +2.3% | #815 of 2,063 |
| 17Bergen County, NJ | 52 | 448 | 12.6 | $4.1M | +2.4% | #938 of 2,063 |
| 18Monmouth County, NJ | 51 | 302 | 12.0 | $4.3M | +1.4% | #969 of 2,063 |
| 19Hudson County, NJ | 50 | 355 | 11.8 | $3.8M | +1.8% | #1,003 of 2,063 |
| 20Atlantic County, NJ | 40 | 134 | 12.2 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #1,388 of 2,063 |
| 21Cape May County, NJ | 22 | 119 | 26.5 | $1.6M | −1.7% | #1,949 of 2,063 |
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 3,488 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 1,443 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 2,866 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 435 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on food away from home?
About $16.4B a year, or $4,680 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,488 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
New Jersey has 9.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, New Jersey would have about 4,433, against 3,488 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,224 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Burlington County scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. New Jersey scores 69 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in New Jersey
- Restaurants and cafes44,231 listings
- Sit-down restaurants27,328 listings
- Fast food and sandwich shops4,765 listings
- Pizza3,483 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops4,660 listings
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