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Coffee shops and cafes in Warren County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Warren County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #207 of 2,063 scored counties
#2 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 37
- 14 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −24.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $200.2M
- On food away from home · $4,410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,953
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Warren County comes to about $200.2M a year: $4,410 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 37 coffee shops and cafes, that is $5.4M per cafe, 46% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Warren County has 37 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Warren County in 2023, down 24.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,063 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.2M has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Warren County.
Population estimates show Warren County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Warren County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #207 of 2,063 scored counties and #2 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Warren 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 | Warren County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $4.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,063 | 1,224 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.1% | +14.8% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,410 | $4,680 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $100,869 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 22All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · −24.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 240
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,953+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 45,391
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 357 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 311
- Median household income
- $100,869+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,920
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 30,808
- Daytime population
- 86,522Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Warren County marked.
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 Warren County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants62
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza62
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Warren County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 coffee shops and cafes in Warren County. 14 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, down 24.1% 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.
How much do households in Warren County, NJ spend on food away from home?
About $200.2M a year, or $4,410 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 45,391 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, NJ compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Warren County has 8.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5.4M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Warren County would have about 54, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,063 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 112,953 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,391 households. Median household income in Warren County is $100,869, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Warren County scores 74 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #207 of 2,063 scored counties.
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