Market rankings · New Jersey
Gas stations in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,791
- 2,370 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 2,222
- −6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.7B
- On gasoline and other fuels
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #22 of 51
- Market score 52 · Upper middle
A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,791 gas stations in New Jersey. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in New Jersey spend about $6.7B a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,914 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,791 gas stations, that is $2.4M per station, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in New Jersey was 2,222 in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,579 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $16M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #22 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest (61). Among 21 scored counties, Ocean County scores highest (74).
Every market in New Jersey for gas stations
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 61 | 1,504 | 6.1 | $3.2M | +1.4% | #119 of 387 |
| 1Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 58 | 100 | 6.5 | $3M | +0.8% | #139 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 58 | 41 | 7.6 | $2.7M | +2.2% | #140 of 387 |
| 3Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 51 | 114 | 7.9 | $2.4M | +3.3% | #190 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 45 | 4,665 | 6.3 | $2.3M | +0.6% | #231 of 387 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 43 | 329 | 9.7 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #246 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ocean County, NJ | 74 | 133 | 5.5 | $3.8M | +5.6% | #286 of 2,358 |
| 2Gloucester County, NJ | 71 | 72 | 6.4 | $3.5M | +3.3% | #363 of 2,358 |
| 3Somerset County, NJ | 66 | 105 | 8.0 | $2.7M | +3.5% | #517 of 2,358 |
| 4Burlington County, NJ | 65 | 154 | 8.7 | $2.5M | +4.3% | #559 of 2,358 |
| 5Cumberland County, NJ | 64 | 41 | 7.6 | $2.7M | +2.2% | #596 of 2,358 |
| 6Essex County, NJ | 64 | 197 | 6.2 | $2.4M | +4.2% | #599 of 2,358 |
| 7Atlantic County, NJ | 62 | 75 | 6.8 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #654 of 2,358 |
| 8Cape May County, NJ | 61 | 25 | 5.6 | $3.7M | −1.7% | #693 of 2,358 |
| 9Camden County, NJ | 61 | 160 | 7.9 | $2.4M | +2.4% | #708 of 2,358 |
| 10Mercer County, NJ | 61 | 114 | 7.9 | $2.4M | +3.3% | #710 of 2,358 |
| 11Monmouth County, NJ | 60 | 206 | 8.2 | $2.6M | +1.4% | #738 of 2,358 |
| 12Middlesex County, NJ | 60 | 241 | 7.8 | $2.6M | +2.6% | #742 of 2,358 |
| 13Sussex County, NJ | 58 | 57 | 9.9 | $2.4M | +2.9% | #831 of 2,358 |
| 14Hudson County, NJ | 58 | 145 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +1.8% | #836 of 2,358 |
| 15Union County, NJ | 57 | 183 | 9.0 | $2.2M | +5.0% | #873 of 2,358 |
| 16Passaic County, NJ | 55 | 141 | 7.9 | $2.3M | +1.6% | #947 of 2,358 |
| 17Morris County, NJ | 54 | 204 | 10.6 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #995 of 2,358 |
| 18Bergen County, NJ | 50 | 376 | 10.6 | $1.8M | +2.4% | #1,167 of 2,358 |
| 19Hunterdon County, NJ | 49 | 70 | 13.8 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #1,232 of 2,358 |
| 20Salem County, NJ | 46 | 29 | 11.7 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #1,364 of 2,358 |
| 21Warren County, NJ | 44 | 63 | 13.9 | $1.6M | +3.2% | #1,442 of 2,358 |
Questions
How many gas stations are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 2,791 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 2,370 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 2,222 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. Another 230 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $6.7B a year, or $1,914 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,791 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
New Jersey has 8.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, New Jersey would have about 2,816, against 2,791 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,579 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for gas stations?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Ocean County scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Jersey scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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