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Sit-down restaurants in Hunterdon County, NJ

The sit-down restaurants in Hunterdon County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #859 of 2,405 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
342
48 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
129
−2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$278.2M
On food away from home · $5,470 a household
Spending per listing
$814K
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
67.2
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,781
+2.3% 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 342 sit-down restaurants in Hunterdon County. Of those, 48 are chain locations, or 14%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 67.2, 10% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

At $5,470 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Hunterdon County spend about $278.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $814K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Hunterdon County in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 394 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Hunterdon County.

Population estimates show Hunterdon County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hunterdon County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #859 of 2,405 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Hunterdon County compares

The same measures for New Jersey and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the sit-down restaurants counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Sit-down restaurants in Hunterdon County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureHunterdon CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households67.277.961.3
Spending per listing$814K$601K$664K
Households per official establishment394435500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.3%+2.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$5,470$4,680$4,070
Median household income$141,715$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
132 → 129−2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,862
Annual payroll, 2023
$47.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
34248 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
419The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$4.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County

Population, 2025 estimate
131,781+2.3% since 2020
Households
50,860
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
428 sq. mi.
People per square mile
304
Median household income
$141,715+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$185,175
Median home value
$517,200
Jobs located here
48,352
Daytime population
111,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Hunterdon County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burlington County, NJ7398955.8$853K+4.3%#307 of 2,405
2Gloucester County, NJ7161554.6$847K+3.3%#350 of 2,405
3Salem County, NJ7112349.5$797K+2.3%#352 of 2,405
4Sussex County, NJ6730252.3$935K+2.9%#460 of 2,405
5Warren County, NJ6225255.5$794K+3.2%#677 of 2,405
6Somerset County, NJ5894472.2$761K+3.5%#825 of 2,405
7Hunterdon County, NJ5734267.2$814K+2.3%#859 of 2,405
8Ocean County, NJ571,51362.0$690K+5.6%#874 of 2,405
9Camden County, NJ531,34866.6$635K+2.4%#1,058 of 2,405
10Morris County, NJ511,48576.8$706K+3.2%#1,138 of 2,405

Other business types in Hunterdon County

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

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Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Hunterdon County, NJ?

There are 342 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Hunterdon County as of September 2026. 48 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Hunterdon County, NJ spend on food away from home?

About $278.2M a year, or $5,470 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $814K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,860 households in Hunterdon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hunterdon County, NJ compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Hunterdon County has 67.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $814K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Hunterdon County would have about 419, against 342 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 394 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hunterdon County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Hunterdon County at 131,781 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,860 households. The median household income in Hunterdon County is $141,715 a year, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Hunterdon County scores 57 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #859 of 2,405 scored counties.

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