New businesses in New Jersey — October 2026
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Between September 27 and October 27, 2026, 7,630 New Jersey business records entered our newly opened businesses section, seventh among U.S. states. Relative to the records we already hold, that is 12.4 new per 1,000, higher than in any state with a larger database; Newark led the state’s cities with 376.
How many new businesses opened in New Jersey?
Spread over 30 days, 7,630 records is about 254 a day — counted on the day each record reached us, not on the day a business opened. New Jersey is only the tenth-largest state in our database (617,383 records), yet it was seventh for new ones, close behind Ohio (7,678). Its rate of 12.4 new records per 1,000 is third among the 50 states, behind only Rhode Island and Nevada, both far smaller in our database. The New Jersey page of our data section shows the current counts by city and sector.
Newark, Jersey City and a state of townships
| City | New records | All records in our database | New per 1,000 records | Phone (all records) | Website information (all records) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | 376 | 15,941 | 23.6 | 79.4% | 46.5% |
| Jersey City | 309 | 13,609 | 22.7 | 83.0% | 57.5% |
| Elizabeth | 143 | 6,438 | 22.2 | 83.1% | 47.8% |
| Edison | 138 | 7,238 | 19.1 | 87.4% | 63.6% |
| Paterson | 126 | 7,163 | 17.6 | 84.6% | 41.8% |
| Clifton | 93 | 5,910 | 15.7 | 90.5% | 60.6% |
| Cherry Hill Township | 85 | 7,326 | 11.6 | 92.5% | 70.9% |
| Woodbridge Township | 85 | 5,668 | 15.0 | 88.8% | 65.0% |
| Toms River | 82 | 6,926 | 11.8 | 88.2% | 64.4% |
| Paramus | 69 | 4,960 | 13.9 | 90.4% | 75.1% |
| Hamilton Township | 68 | 5,384 | 12.6 | 91.1% | 62.9% |
| Hackensack | 66 | 5,786 | 11.4 | 92.0% | 62.7% |
| Lakewood | 58 | 4,757 | 12.2 | 90.8% | 59.6% |
| Wayne | 51 | 4,314 | 11.8 | 90.7% | 67.8% |
| Washington Township | 31 | 4,913 | 6.3 | 92.1% | 68.5% |
No New Jersey city dominates: Newark (376) and Jersey City (309) lead, and no other place in the table reaches 150. The highest rates are in Newark (23.6 new records per 1,000), Jersey City (22.7) and Elizabeth (22.2). Many of the other names are townships — Cherry Hill, Woodbridge, Hamilton and Washington — and two need care: more than one New Jersey township is called Washington, and there is a Hamilton Township in both Mercer and Atlantic counties, so filter by county as well as by name.
For web designers the pattern is useful. Paterson, Newark and Elizabeth combine high rates of new records with the lowest website shares in the table: 41.8% of all Paterson records and 46.5% in Newark carry website information, against 75.1% in Paramus and 70.9% in Cherry Hill Township.
Construction leads, car dealers move fastest
| Sector | New records | All records in our database | New per 1,000 records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction companies | 197 | 15,447 | 12.8 |
| Restaurants | 177 | 20,966 | 8.4 |
| Car dealers | 128 | 2,636 | 48.6 |
| Hair and beauty salons | 119 | 15,842 | 7.5 |
| Real estate agencies | 95 | 19,231 | 4.9 |
| Dentists and dental clinics | 95 | 10,258 | 9.3 |
| Auto repair shops | 87 | 9,390 | 9.3 |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 46 | 5,628 | 8.2 |
| Cafés | 45 | 3,371 | 13.3 |
| Clothing stores | 33 | 5,076 | 6.5 |
| Bakeries and pastry shops | 32 | 2,417 | 13.2 |
| Gyms and fitness studios | 27 | 2,816 | 9.6 |
| Bars and pubs | 20 | 1,283 | 15.6 |
| Pharmacies | 8 | 2,456 | 3.3 |
Construction companies, not restaurants, received the most new records in New Jersey: 197 against 177. The sharpest rate belongs to car dealers: 128 new records against 2,636 in our database, 48.6 per 1,000 — more than three times the rate of the next sector, bars and pubs (15.6). Read it with care: a dealer group opening several lots can stand behind several records, and across 35 countries 8.6% of new car dealer records carry a phone number that also appears on another new record. Dentists and real estate agencies tied, with 95 new records each.
New Jersey next to New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware
| State | New records | Rank among the 50 states | All records in our database | New per 1,000 records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 12,413 | 4 | 1,270,209 | 9.8 |
| New Jersey | 7,630 | 7 | 617,383 | 12.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,518 | 9 | 828,933 | 7.9 |
| Delaware | 881 | 42 | 79,439 | 11.1 |
Of the three neighboring states only New York received more new records (12,413), and none had a higher rate (New York 9.8, Pennsylvania 7.9 and Delaware 11.1 new records per 1,000). Rivers shape the territories here: Jersey City faces Manhattan across the Hudson, and Camden County, home of Cherry Hill, faces Philadelphia across the Delaware, so a metro-area territory can take in both banks. Phone numbers are on 86.5% of all New Jersey records in our database, slightly more than 85.3% in Pennsylvania. New York City’s own month, next to Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago: new businesses in four U.S. cities.
Who can use the New Jersey list
- Building suppliers and equipment rental. 197 new construction companies in 30 days, more than in any other New Jersey sector — buyers of materials, tools, rented equipment, work vans and insurance. The trade in detail: new construction companies.
- Dealers and garages. 128 new car dealer records and 87 auto repair shops — a market for floor-plan finance, signage, detailing supplies, insurance and dealer software. Compare names and phone numbers before you count businesses.
- Web design where websites are scarce. Start with Paterson, Newark and Elizabeth. An empty website field does not prove there is no site, but it makes a good first question; how agencies work that list: businesses without a website.
How to pull a New Jersey list
- Location: United States, State: New Jersey, then a county — for example Hudson and Essex for Jersey City and Newark, Middlesex for Edison and Woodbridge, Camden for Cherry Hill — or a city when the territory really is one city.
- Section and category: newly opened businesses (the last 30 days, updated daily), then a sector or a narrower category. Categories are each record’s own and are not merged: “car dealer” and “used car dealer” are separate choices.
- Reach: Phone — has, for a call list; Website — none, for web design prospects.
- Count, open, watch: search and counts are free on every plan; a credit is spent only when you first open a record, and an export counts as an open (pricing). Save the search and new matches arrive by email every day.