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Gas stations in Bergen County, NJ

How Bergen 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,167 of 2,358 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
376
317 chain locations (84%)
Official establishments
269
−7.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$690.8M
On gasoline and other fuels · $1,945 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
977,026
+2.4% 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

Households in Bergen County spend about $690.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,945 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 376 gas stations, that is $1.8M per station, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 376 gas stations on map listings in Bergen County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 84% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Bergen County was 269 in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Bergen County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bergen County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Bergen County is 50 (upper middle), #1,167 of 2,358 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Bergen 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 Bergen County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureBergen CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.68.010.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3201,5791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.9%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$1,945$1,914$2,595
Median household income$124,884$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
292 → 269−7.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,707
Annual payroll, 2023
$61.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
376317 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
290The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
977,026+2.4% since 2020
Households
355,127
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,134
Median household income
$124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$171,275
Median home value
$623,000
Jobs located here
465,824
Daytime population
953,268Residents 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 Bergen 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
18Bergen County, NJ5037610.6$1.8M+2.4%#1,167 of 2,358

Other business types in Bergen County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Bergen County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 376 gas stations in Bergen County. 317 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 269 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $690.8M a year, or $1,945 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 376 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bergen County has 10.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Bergen County would have about 290, against 376 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 50 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,167 of 2,358 scored counties.

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