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Grocery and convenience stores in Salem County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Salem County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #751 of 2,402 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 45
- 20 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $167M
- On groceries · $6,721 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,280
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Salem County comes to about $167M a year: $6,721 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 45 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.7M per store, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Salem County has 45 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 18.1 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Salem County was 27 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 920 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Salem County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Salem County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #751 of 2,402 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Salem 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 | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 19.2 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 920 | 906 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,721 | $7,393 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $79,960 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 27+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 473
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4520 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Salem 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 Salem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,280+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,846
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 332 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $79,960+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,600
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 21,251
- Daytime population
- 51,699Residents 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 |
| 16Salem County, NJ | 61 | 45 | 18.1 | $3.7M | +2.3% | #751 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Salem County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores61
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores55
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 Salem County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 grocery and convenience stores in Salem County. 20 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Salem County, NJ spend on groceries?
About $167M a year, or $6,721 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,846 households in Salem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salem County, NJ compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Salem County has 18.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.7M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Salem County would have about 49, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 920 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Salem County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Salem County at 66,280 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,846 households. The median household income in Salem County is $79,960 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Salem County scores 61 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #751 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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