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Grocery and convenience stores in Monmouth County, NJ
The grocery and convenience stores in Monmouth County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #700 of 2,402 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 508
- 255 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 268
- +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On groceries · $7,820 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 651,035
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 508 grocery and convenience stores in Monmouth County. Of those, 255 are chain locations, or 50%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.2, 8% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Monmouth County comes to about $2B a year: $7,820 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per store, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 268 businesses with payroll in Monmouth County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 939 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 196 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $350K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Monmouth County.
Population estimates put the population change in Monmouth County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Monmouth County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #700 of 2,402 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Monmouth County compares
The same measures for New Jersey and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores 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 | Monmouth County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.2 | 19.2 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 939 | 906 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,820 | $7,393 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $124,845 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 257 → 268+4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $270.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 196Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 508255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 581The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 651,035+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 251,712
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,378
- Median household income
- $124,845+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,718
- Median home value
- $606,100
- Jobs located here
- 274,570
- Daytime population
- 600,595Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, NJ | 76 | 92 | 15.9 | $4.8M | +2.9% | #260 of 2,402 |
| 2Somerset County, NJ | 75 | 201 | 15.4 | $5.3M | +3.5% | #284 of 2,402 |
| 3Morris County, NJ | 73 | 329 | 17.0 | $4.8M | +3.2% | #344 of 2,402 |
| 4Burlington County, NJ | 73 | 300 | 16.9 | $4.4M | +4.3% | #347 of 2,402 |
| 5Ocean County, NJ | 73 | 426 | 17.5 | $4M | +5.6% | #353 of 2,402 |
| 6Hunterdon County, NJ | 71 | 103 | 20.3 | $4M | +2.3% | #410 of 2,402 |
| 7Warren County, NJ | 71 | 85 | 18.7 | $3.8M | +3.2% | #413 of 2,402 |
| 8Gloucester County, NJ | 69 | 205 | 18.2 | $4.1M | +3.3% | #461 of 2,402 |
| 9Bergen County, NJ | 66 | 664 | 18.7 | $4.2M | +2.4% | #552 of 2,402 |
| 10Mercer County, NJ | 65 | 267 | 18.5 | $4M | +3.3% | #583 of 2,402 |
| 14Monmouth County, NJ | 62 | 508 | 20.2 | $3.9M | +1.4% | #700 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Monmouth County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores62
- Grocery stores59
- Convenience stores65
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Monmouth County, NJ?
Monmouth County has 508 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 255 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 268 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 196 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Monmouth County, NJ spend on groceries?
About $2B a year, or $7,820 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 508 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 251,712 households in Monmouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monmouth County, NJ compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Monmouth County has 20.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Monmouth County would have about 581, against 508 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 939 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Monmouth County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Monmouth County at 651,035 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,712 households. Median household income in Monmouth County is $124,845, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Monmouth County scores 62 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #700 of 2,402 scored counties.
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