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Gas stations in Gloucester County, NJ

How Gloucester 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #363 of 2,358 scored counties
#2 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
72
56 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
53
−15.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$252M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,239 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
312,638
+3.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 gas stations in Gloucester County. 56 of them (78%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,239 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Gloucester County spend about $252M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Gloucester County was 53 in 2023, down 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $392K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Gloucester County.

Population estimates put the population change in Gloucester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Gloucester County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #363 of 2,358 scored counties and #2 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureGloucester CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.48.010.9
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,1231,5791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.9%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,239$1,914$2,595
Median household income$105,115$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score7152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 53−15.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
985
Annual payroll, 2023
$28M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7256 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$392K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
312,638+3.3% since 2020
Households
112,545
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
322 sq. mi.
People per square mile
953
Median household income
$105,115+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,489
Median home value
$310,400
Jobs located here
124,021
Daytime population
272,887Residents 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Gloucester County, NJ?

There are 72 gas stations on map listings in Gloucester County as of September 2026. 56 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 15.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $252M a year, or $2,239 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 112,545 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gloucester County has 6.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.5M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 106, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Gloucester County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Gloucester County at 312,638 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,545 households. The median household income in Gloucester County is $105,115 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Gloucester County scores 71 for gas stations (upper middle), #363 of 2,358 scored counties.

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