Who wants to look around a corner and see a hundred people
looking back at you?
New Jersey is the most densley populated state (1134.4 people per square mile) in the country but like many statistics, that is very misleading. The 1134 number is an "average" and the actual population density varies greatly through the state. Urban areas such as Newark have populations with an average density of 11400 people per square mile. Some rural New Jersey townships have population densities as low as 70 persons per square mile.
Certain portions of the northwest Highlands and Pine Barrens areas have population densities of 0-10 persons per square mile.
I get the best of both worlds. Where I live is not densely populated, but I can get to a decently populated suburb in 30 minutes. And why would I do that? Because they PAY me. Who wants to do business in a state with no customers?