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Gas stations in Atlantic County, NJ

How Atlantic County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #654 of 2,358 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
75
60 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
63
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$209.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $1,911 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
278,657
+1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,911 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Atlantic County spend about $209.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 75 gas stations, that is $2.8M per station, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Atlantic County has 75 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Atlantic County in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,739 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Atlantic County.

Population estimates show Atlantic County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Atlantic County is 62 (upper middle), #654 of 2,358 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Atlantic County compares

The same measures for New Jersey and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in Atlantic County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureAtlantic CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.88.010.9
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7391,5791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$1,911$1,914$2,595
Median household income$78,050$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6252

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
72 → 63−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,077
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7560 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County

Population, 2025 estimate
278,657+1.6% since 2020
Households
109,557
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
556 sq. mi.
People per square mile
497
Median household income
$78,050+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,343
Median home value
$295,000
Jobs located here
123,257
Daytime population
268,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for gas stations, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Atlantic County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ocean County, NJ741335.5$3.8M+5.6%#286 of 2,358
2Gloucester County, NJ71726.4$3.5M+3.3%#363 of 2,358
3Somerset County, NJ661058.0$2.7M+3.5%#517 of 2,358
4Burlington County, NJ651548.7$2.5M+4.3%#559 of 2,358
5Cumberland County, NJ64417.6$2.7M+2.2%#596 of 2,358
6Essex County, NJ641976.2$2.4M+4.2%#599 of 2,358
7Atlantic County, NJ62756.8$2.8M+1.6%#654 of 2,358
8Cape May County, NJ61255.6$3.7M−1.7%#693 of 2,358
9Camden County, NJ611607.9$2.4M+2.4%#708 of 2,358
10Mercer County, NJ611147.9$2.4M+3.3%#710 of 2,358

Other business types in Atlantic County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Atlantic County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 gas stations in Atlantic County. 60 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Atlantic County, NJ spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $209.3M a year, or $1,911 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,557 households in Atlantic County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Atlantic County, NJ compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Atlantic County has 6.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Atlantic County would have about 88, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,739 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Atlantic County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Atlantic County at 278,657 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 109,557 households. Median household income in Atlantic County is $78,050, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Atlantic County scores 62 for gas stations (upper middle), #654 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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