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Grocery stores in Sussex County, NJ
How Sussex County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #242 of 2,070 scored counties
#3 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 30
- 12 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $441M
- On groceries · $7,634 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.7M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 148,063
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sussex County spend about $441M a year on groceries, or $7,634 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 30 grocery stores, that is $14.7M per store, 58% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Sussex County has 30 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 40%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Sussex County in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,311 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sussex County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #242 of 2,070 scored counties and #3 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sussex 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.
| Measure | Sussex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $14.7M | $8.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,311 | 1,459 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.8% | −3.2% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,634 | $7,393 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $116,186 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 25−13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,639
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 148,063+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 57,767
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 281
- Median household income
- $116,186+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,531
- Median home value
- $369,400
- Jobs located here
- 36,880
- Daytime population
- 105,437Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gloucester County, NJ | 83 | 60 | 5.3 | $13.8M | +3.3% | #134 of 2,070 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 81 | 95 | 5.4 | $14M | +4.3% | #165 of 2,070 |
| 3Sussex County, NJ | 77 | 30 | 5.2 | $14.7M | +2.9% | #242 of 2,070 |
| 4Somerset County, NJ | 75 | 76 | 5.8 | $14M | +3.5% | #290 of 2,070 |
| 5Ocean County, NJ | 74 | 143 | 5.9 | $12M | +5.6% | #319 of 2,070 |
| 6Warren County, NJ | 70 | 28 | 6.2 | $11.6M | +3.2% | #407 of 2,070 |
| 7Hunterdon County, NJ | 69 | 38 | 7.5 | $10.9M | +2.3% | #438 of 2,070 |
| 8Morris County, NJ | 69 | 146 | 7.6 | $10.7M | +3.2% | #441 of 2,070 |
| 9Salem County, NJ | 64 | 16 | 6.4 | $10.4M | +2.3% | #570 of 2,070 |
| 10Monmouth County, NJ | 59 | 186 | 7.4 | $10.6M | +1.4% | #711 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Sussex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores76
- Grocery stores77
- Convenience stores77
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 stores are in Sussex County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 grocery stores in Sussex County. 12 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Sussex County, NJ spend on groceries?
About $441M a year, or $7,634 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $14.7M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,767 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Sussex County has 5.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $14.7M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Sussex County would have about 48, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,311 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 148,063 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,767 households. The median household income in Sussex County is $116,186 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Sussex County scores 77 for grocery stores (high), #242 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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