Groceries and convenience · County · New Jersey
Convenience stores in Camden County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Camden County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #618 of 2,261 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 172
- 135 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 100
- +9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On groceries · $6,970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 535,799
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 172 convenience stores in Camden County. Of those, 135 are chain locations, or 78%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Camden County comes to about $1.4B a year: $6,970 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.2M per store, 4% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Camden County in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,025 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $587K have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Camden County.
Population estimates show Camden County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Camden County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #618 of 2,261 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
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 groceries by the convenience stores 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 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $10.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,025 | 2,391 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.9% | +6.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,970 | $7,393 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $88,755 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 91 → 100+9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 873
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $587K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Essex County, NJ | 79 | 158 | 4.9 | $14M | +4.2% | #183 of 2,261 |
| 2Hunterdon County, NJ | 78 | 31 | 6.1 | $13.3M | +2.3% | #212 of 2,261 |
| 3Somerset County, NJ | 78 | 84 | 6.4 | $12.7M | +3.5% | #215 of 2,261 |
| 4Sussex County, NJ | 77 | 42 | 7.3 | $10.5M | +2.9% | #246 of 2,261 |
| 5Morris County, NJ | 76 | 116 | 6.0 | $13.5M | +3.2% | #270 of 2,261 |
| 6Warren County, NJ | 75 | 39 | 8.6 | $8.4M | +3.2% | #298 of 2,261 |
| 7Mercer County, NJ | 74 | 98 | 6.8 | $10.8M | +3.3% | #314 of 2,261 |
| 8Bergen County, NJ | 73 | 207 | 5.8 | $13.4M | +2.4% | #337 of 2,261 |
| 9Ocean County, NJ | 73 | 210 | 8.6 | $8.2M | +5.6% | #350 of 2,261 |
| 10Union County, NJ | 72 | 137 | 6.7 | $11.1M | +5.0% | #360 of 2,261 |
| 16Camden County, NJ | 64 | 172 | 8.5 | $8.2M | +2.4% | #618 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Camden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores60
- Grocery stores52
- Convenience stores64
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Camden County, NJ?
There are 172 convenience stores on map listings in Camden County as of September 2026. 135 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Camden County, NJ spend on groceries?
About $1.4B a year, or $6,970 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 172 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. 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 convenience stores?
Camden County has 8.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.2M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Camden County would have about 179, against 172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,025 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% 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 64 for convenience stores (upper middle), #618 of 2,261 scored counties.
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