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Gas stations in Cumberland County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Cumberland County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #596 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 41
- 25 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $110.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,057 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,148
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 gas stations in Cumberland County. 25 of them (61%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,057 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $110.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.7M per station, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Cumberland County in 2023, down 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,338 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cumberland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cumberland County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #596 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Cumberland 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.
| Measure | Cumberland County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 8.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,338 | 1,579 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.8% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,057 | $1,914 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $67,436 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 23−14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 866
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,148+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 53,781
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 317
- Median household income
- $67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,848
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 60,097
- Daytime population
- 148,514Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in Cumberland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Cumberland County, NJ?
There are 41 gas stations on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 25 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 14.8% from 2019. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cumberland County, NJ spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $110.6M a year, or $2,057 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,781 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, NJ compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Cumberland County has 7.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 46, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,338 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $67,436 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Cumberland County scores 64 for gas stations (upper middle), #596 of 2,358 scored counties.
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