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Grocery stores in Camden County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Camden County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #941 of 2,070 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
165
42 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
139
−0.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.4B
On groceries · $6,970 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
535,799
+2.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 165 grocery stores in Camden County. 42 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Camden County comes to about $1.4B a year: $6,970 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 165 grocery stores, that is $8.6M per store, 8% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 139 businesses with payroll in Camden County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,457 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $411K have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Camden County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Camden County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Camden County is 52 (upper middle), #941 of 2,070 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Camden 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 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.

Grocery stores in Camden County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureCamden CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.18.36.8
Spending per listing$8.6M$8.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,4571,4592,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.7%−3.2%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,970$7,393$6,319
Median household income$88,755$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5246

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
140 → 139−0.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,859
Annual payroll, 2023
$127.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
16542 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$411K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Camden 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 Camden County

Population, 2025 estimate
535,799+2.4% since 2020
Households
202,540
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
221 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,382
Median household income
$88,755+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,917
Median home value
$287,100
Jobs located here
214,960
Daytime population
483,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for grocery stores, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Camden County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gloucester County, NJ83605.3$13.8M+3.3%#134 of 2,070
2Burlington County, NJ81955.4$14M+4.3%#165 of 2,070
3Sussex County, NJ77305.2$14.7M+2.9%#242 of 2,070
4Somerset County, NJ75765.8$14M+3.5%#290 of 2,070
5Ocean County, NJ741435.9$12M+5.6%#319 of 2,070
6Warren County, NJ70286.2$11.6M+3.2%#407 of 2,070
7Hunterdon County, NJ69387.5$10.9M+2.3%#438 of 2,070
8Morris County, NJ691467.6$10.7M+3.2%#441 of 2,070
9Salem County, NJ64166.4$10.4M+2.3%#570 of 2,070
10Monmouth County, NJ591867.4$10.6M+1.4%#711 of 2,070
15Camden County, NJ521658.1$8.6M+2.4%#941 of 2,070

Other business types in Camden County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Camden County, NJ?

There are 165 grocery stores on map listings in Camden County as of September 2026. 42 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 139 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Camden County, NJ spend on groceries?

About $1.4B a year, or $6,970 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 165 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 202,540 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Camden County, NJ compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Camden County has 8.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.6M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Camden County would have about 152, against 165 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,457 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Camden County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Camden County at 535,799 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,540 households. Median household income in Camden County is $88,755, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Camden County scores 52 for grocery stores (upper middle), #941 of 2,070 scored counties.

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