Restaurant market guides in New Jersey.

NJ RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest New Jersey markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

New Jersey restaurant economy

The 2022 Economic Census reports 18,431 restaurant establishments, $21.0 billion in 2022 restaurant sales, 242,339 restaurant employees statewide.

Restaurant consulting markets in New Jersey

1. Newark restaurant market Population 310,178
2. Jersey City restaurant market Population 294,078
3. Paterson restaurant market Population 158,735
4. Elizabeth restaurant market Population 137,302
5. Toms River restaurant market Population 94,956
6. Trenton restaurant market Population 90,338
7. Clifton restaurant market Population 89,379
8. Bayonne restaurant market Population 71,553
9. Camden restaurant market Population 71,496
10. East Orange restaurant market Population 70,090
11. Passaic restaurant market Population 70,002
12. Lakewood restaurant market Population 69,585
13. Union City restaurant market Population 66,463
14. Vineland restaurant market Population 61,006
15. Hoboken restaurant market Population 58,668
16. New Brunswick restaurant market Population 56,345
17. Perth Amboy restaurant market Population 55,855
18. Plainfield restaurant market Population 55,236
19. West New York restaurant market Population 52,004
20. Hackensack restaurant market Population 46,057
21. Sayreville restaurant market Population 45,838
22. Sicklerville restaurant market Population 44,998
23. Linden restaurant market Population 44,192
24. Kearny restaurant market Population 40,614
25. Fort Lee restaurant market Population 40,067
26. Atlantic City restaurant market Population 38,632
27. Fair Lawn restaurant market Population 35,610
28. Garfield restaurant market Population 32,783
29. Long Branch restaurant market Population 32,530
30. Westfield restaurant market Population 31,111
31. Princeton restaurant market Population 30,756
32. Rahway restaurant market Population 30,109
33. Englewood restaurant market Population 29,638
34. Bergenfield restaurant market Population 28,450
35. Old Bridge restaurant market Population 28,236
36. Millville restaurant market Population 27,511
37. Bridgeton restaurant market Population 27,001
38. Paramus restaurant market Population 26,568
39. Ridgewood restaurant market Population 26,308
40. Lodi restaurant market Population 26,082
41. Cliffside Park restaurant market Population 25,781
42. Carteret restaurant market Population 25,496
43. South Plainfield restaurant market Population 24,473
44. Glassboro restaurant market Population 23,717
45. North Plainfield restaurant market Population 22,809
46. Somerset restaurant market Population 22,720
47. Summit restaurant market Population 22,705
48. Roselle restaurant market Population 22,646
49. Hillsborough restaurant market Population 22,585
50. Secaucus restaurant market Population 21,778

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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