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Gas stations in Hudson County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Hudson County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #836 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
145
124 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
117
−4.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$329.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $1,101 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
735,033
+1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 145 gas stations in Hudson County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Hudson County comes to about $329.9M a year: $1,101 per household, 58% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Hudson County was 117 in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,561 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Hudson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hudson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Hudson County is 58 (upper middle), #836 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Hudson 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 Hudson County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureHudson CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.88.010.9
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,5611,5791,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.9%−6.3%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$1,101$1,914$2,595
Median household income$91,795$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
123 → 117−4.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
782
Annual payroll, 2023
$25M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
145124 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
735,033+1.8% since 2020
Households
299,682
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
31%
Vehicles per household
1.0
Land area
46 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15,549
Median household income
$91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,835
Median home value
$539,700
Jobs located here
293,100
Daytime population
659,569Residents 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 Hudson 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
14Hudson County, NJ581454.8$2.3M+1.8%#836 of 2,358

Other business types in Hudson County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Hudson County, NJ?

Hudson County has 145 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 124 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $329.9M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 58% below the U.S. average (an index of 42, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 145 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hudson County has 4.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Hudson County would have about 138, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,561 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hudson County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Hudson County scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #836 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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