Groceries and convenience · County · New Jersey
Convenience stores in Sussex County, NJ
How Sussex County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #246 of 2,261 scored counties
#4 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 42
- 36 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −19.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $441M
- On groceries · $7,634 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 148,063
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Sussex County comes to about $441M a year: $7,634 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That is about $10.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Sussex County has 42 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Sussex County was 17 in 2023, down 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,398 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $710K have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Sussex County.
Population estimates show Sussex County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Sussex County is 77 (high), #246 of 2,261 scored counties and #4 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sussex 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 | Sussex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $10.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,398 | 2,391 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.0% | +6.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,634 | $7,393 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $116,186 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 17−19.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $710K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 148,063+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 57,767
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 281
- Median household income
- $116,186+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,531
- Median home value
- $369,400
- Jobs located here
- 36,880
- Daytime population
- 105,437Residents 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 |
Other business types in Sussex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores76
- Grocery stores77
- Convenience stores77
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 Sussex County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 convenience stores in Sussex County. 36 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, down 19.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Sussex County, NJ spend on groceries?
About $441M a year, or $7,634 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,767 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Sussex County has 7.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.5M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Sussex County would have about 56, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,398 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 148,063 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,767 households. The median household income in Sussex County is $116,186 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Sussex County scores 77 for convenience stores (high), #246 of 2,261 scored counties.
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