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Coffee shops and cafes in Hudson County, NJ
How Hudson County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,003 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 355
- 115 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 241
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +26.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On food away from home · $4,484 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 735,033
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 355 coffee shops and cafes in Hudson County. Of those, 115 are chain locations, or 32%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 7% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Hudson County comes to about $1.3B a year: $4,484 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 355 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.8M per cafe, 2% 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 241 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hudson County in 2023, up 26.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,243 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. 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 also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hudson County.
Population estimates show Hudson County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Hudson County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,003 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Hudson 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 | Hudson County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 9.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,243 | 1,224 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.2% | +14.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,484 | $4,680 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $91,795 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 191 → 241All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +26.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,063
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 355115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 363The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hudson 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 Hudson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 735,033+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 299,682
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 31%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 46 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15,549
- Median household income
- $91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,835
- Median home value
- $539,700
- Jobs located here
- 293,100
- Daytime population
- 659,569Residents 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 |
| 19Hudson County, NJ | 50 | 355 | 11.8 | $3.8M | +1.8% | #1,003 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Hudson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes48
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Hudson County, NJ?
Hudson County has 355 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 115 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 241 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 26.2% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hudson County, NJ spend on food away from home?
About $1.3B a year, or $4,484 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 355 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hudson County, NJ compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Hudson County has 11.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hudson County would have about 363, against 355 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,243 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Hudson County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hudson County scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #1,003 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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