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Coffee shops and cafes in Burlington County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Burlington County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #202 of 2,063 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
131
71 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
109
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$843.9M
On food away from home · $4,762 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
481,439
+4.3% since 2020

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What this means

For coffee shops and cafes, Burlington County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #202 of 2,063 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

At $4,762 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Burlington County spend about $843.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 131 coffee shops and cafes, that is $6.4M per cafe, 74% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Burlington County has 131 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 54% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Burlington County was 109 in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,626 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. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Burlington County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Burlington County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Burlington 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Burlington County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureBurlington CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.49.911.0
Spending per listing$6.4M$4.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6261,2241,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.5%+14.8%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,762$4,680$4,070
Median household income$108,111$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score7469

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92 → 109All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,131
Annual payroll, 2023
$22M
One-person businesses, 2023
18All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13171 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
228The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Burlington 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 Burlington County

Population, 2025 estimate
481,439+4.3% since 2020
Households
177,222
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
799 sq. mi.
People per square mile
585
Median household income
$108,111+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,695
Median home value
$354,000
Jobs located here
218,405
Daytime population
443,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Burlington County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burlington County, NJ741317.4$6.4M+4.3%#202 of 2,063
2Warren County, NJ74378.2$5.4M+3.2%#207 of 2,063
3Cumberland County, NJ73254.6$7.8M+2.2%#223 of 2,063
4Somerset County, NJ731209.2$6M+3.5%#232 of 2,063
5Sussex County, NJ72457.8$6.3M+2.9%#246 of 2,063
6Gloucester County, NJ71817.2$6.4M+3.3%#266 of 2,063
7Salem County, NJ71166.4$6.1M+2.3%#269 of 2,063
8Middlesex County, NJ672648.6$5.6M+2.6%#377 of 2,063
9Ocean County, NJ671937.9$5.4M+5.6%#380 of 2,063
10Camden County, NJ661547.6$5.6M+2.4%#398 of 2,063

Other business types in Burlington County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Burlington County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 131 coffee shops and cafes in Burlington County. 71 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 18.5% 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 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Burlington County, NJ spend on food away from home?

About $843.9M a year, or $4,762 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 177,222 households in Burlington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Burlington County, NJ compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Burlington County has 7.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $6.4M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Burlington County would have about 228, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,626 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Burlington County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Burlington County at 481,439 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,222 households. Median household income in Burlington County is $108,111, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. Burlington County scores 74 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #202 of 2,063 scored counties.

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