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Coffee shops and cafes in Camden County, NJ
The coffee shops and cafes in Camden County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #398 of 2,063 scored counties
#10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 154
- 71 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 126
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $855.5M
- On food away from home · $4,224 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 535,799
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Camden County comes to about $855.5M a year: $4,224 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per cafe, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 154 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Camden County as of September 2026. 71 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Camden County was 126 in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,607 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 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Camden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Camden County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Camden County is 66 (upper middle), #398 of 2,063 scored counties and #10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Camden 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 | Camden County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 9.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $4.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,607 | 1,224 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +14.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,224 | $4,680 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,755 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 110 → 126All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,568
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15471 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 231The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Camden 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 Camden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 535,799+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 202,540
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 221 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,382
- Median household income
- $88,755+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,917
- Median home value
- $287,100
- Jobs located here
- 214,960
- Daytime population
- 483,683Residents 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 |
Other business types in Camden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops65
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops45
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 Camden County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 154 coffee shops and cafes in Camden County. 71 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 14.6% 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 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Camden County, NJ spend on food away from home?
About $855.5M a year, or $4,224 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 202,540 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Camden County, NJ compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Camden County has 7.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.6M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Camden County would have about 231, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,607 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Camden County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Camden County at 535,799 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,540 households. Median household income in Camden County is $88,755, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Camden County scores 66 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #398 of 2,063 scored counties.
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