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Gas stations in Hunterdon County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Hunterdon County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,232 of 2,358 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 70
- 62 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $120.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,372 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,781
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 gas stations in Hunterdon County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.8 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,372 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Hunterdon County spend about $120.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Hunterdon County classed as gasoline stations, down 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hunterdon County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Hunterdon County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,232 of 2,358 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Hunterdon 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 | Hunterdon County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 8.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,375 | 1,579 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.6% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,372 | $1,914 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $141,715 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 37−19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 517
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7062 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,781+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 50,860
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 304
- Median household income
- $141,715+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $185,175
- Median home value
- $517,200
- Jobs located here
- 48,352
- Daytime population
- 111,173Residents 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 |
| 19Hunterdon County, NJ | 49 | 70 | 13.8 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #1,232 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Hunterdon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Hunterdon County, NJ?
There are 70 gas stations on map listings in Hunterdon County as of September 2026. 62 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 19.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hunterdon County, NJ spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $120.7M a year, or $2,372 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,860 households in Hunterdon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hunterdon County, NJ compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Hunterdon County has 13.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Hunterdon County would have about 51, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hunterdon County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hunterdon County at 131,781 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,860 households. The median household income in Hunterdon County is $141,715 a year, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Hunterdon County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,232 of 2,358 scored counties.
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