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Gas stations in Ocean County, NJ
How Ocean 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #286 of 2,358 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 133
- 119 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 117
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $502.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,746
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ocean County spend about $502.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,062 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 133 gas stations, that is $3.8M per station, 59% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 133 gas stations on map listings in Ocean County as of September 2026. 119 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ocean County in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,084 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ocean County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Ocean County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #286 of 2,358 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ocean 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 | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 8.0 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,084 | 1,579 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | −6.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,062 | $1,914 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $89,863 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 117−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,173
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 211The 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 Ocean 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 Ocean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,746+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 243,843
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,042
- Median household income
- $89,863+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,774
- Median home value
- $398,400
- Jobs located here
- 183,196
- Daytime population
- 568,313Residents 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 Ocean 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 Ocean County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 133 gas stations in Ocean County. 119 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ocean County, NJ spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $502.9M a year, or $2,062 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 243,843 households in Ocean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ocean County, NJ compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Ocean County has 5.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.8M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ocean County would have about 211, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,084 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ocean County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Ocean County at 673,746 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 243,843 households. Median household income in Ocean County is $89,863, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Ocean County scores 74 for gas stations (upper middle), #286 of 2,358 scored counties.
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