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Coffee shops and cafes in Atlantic County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Atlantic County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,388 of 2,063 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 134
- 45 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +19.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $433.4M
- On food away from home · $3,956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,657
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Atlantic County comes to about $433.4M a year: $3,956 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 134 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.2M per cafe, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Atlantic County has 134 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 45 are chain locations, or 34%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Atlantic County in 2023, up 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,166 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $329K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Atlantic County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Atlantic County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Atlantic County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,388 of 2,063 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Atlantic County compares
The same measures for New Jersey and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Atlantic County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 9.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,166 | 1,224 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.0% | +14.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,956 | $4,680 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,050 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 94All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +19.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,031
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13445 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $329K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Atlantic County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in Atlantic County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,657+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 109,557
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 497
- Median household income
- $78,050+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,343
- Median home value
- $295,000
- Jobs located here
- 123,257
- Daytime population
- 268,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| 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 |
| 20Atlantic County, NJ | 40 | 134 | 12.2 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #1,388 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Atlantic County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes30
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops31
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Atlantic County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 134 coffee shops and cafes in Atlantic County. 45 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 19.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Atlantic County, NJ spend on food away from home?
About $433.4M a year, or $3,956 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,557 households in Atlantic County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Atlantic County, NJ compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Atlantic County has 12.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Atlantic County would have about 117, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,166 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Atlantic County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Atlantic County at 278,657 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 109,557 households. Median household income in Atlantic County is $78,050, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, before inflation.
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. Atlantic County scores 40 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,388 of 2,063 scored counties.
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