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Grocery stores in Warren County, NJ

How Warren 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #407 of 2,070 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
28
8 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
22
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$325.9M
On groceries · $7,180 a household
Spending per listing
$11.6M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,953
+3.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 grocery stores in Warren County. 8 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Warren County comes to about $325.9M a year: $7,180 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $11.6M per store, 25% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Warren County was 22 in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,063 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Warren County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #407 of 2,070 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Warren 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 Warren County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.28.36.8
Spending per listing$11.6M$8.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,0631,4592,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.8%−3.2%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$7,180$7,393$6,319
Median household income$100,869$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score7046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 22+4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,084
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
288 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,953+3.2% since 2020
Households
45,391
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$100,869+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,920
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
30,808
Daytime population
86,522Residents 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 Warren 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

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Warren County, NJ?

Warren County has 28 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.

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

About $325.9M a year, or $7,180 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,391 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.6M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Warren County would have about 35, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,063 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 112,953 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,391 households. Median household income in Warren County is $100,869, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Warren County scores 70 for grocery stores (upper middle), #407 of 2,070 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Warren County

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