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Chiropractors in Essex County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in Essex County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #382 of 1,490 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 151
- 4 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- −13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $407.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,274 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 896,379
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,274 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $407.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.7M per practice, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.
Essex County has 151 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in Essex County in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,593 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $115K have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Essex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Essex County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in Essex County is 63 (upper middle), #382 of 1,490 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for New Jersey and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,593 | 3,101 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.6% | −6.6% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,274 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,789 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 103 → 89−13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 310
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $115K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 896,379+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 319,788
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6,845
- Median household income
- $80,789+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,554
- Median home value
- $524,100
- Jobs located here
- 362,597
- Daytime population
- 843,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for chiropractors, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 77 | 100 | 3.3 | $4M | +1.8% | #99 of 1,490 |
| 2Middlesex County, NJ | 72 | 134 | 4.4 | $3.3M | +2.6% | #188 of 1,490 |
| 3Mercer County, NJ | 72 | 69 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +3.3% | #195 of 1,490 |
| 4Hunterdon County, NJ | 71 | 27 | 5.3 | $3M | +2.3% | #215 of 1,490 |
| 5Somerset County, NJ | 71 | 75 | 5.7 | $2.8M | +3.5% | #219 of 1,490 |
| 6Salem County, NJ | 70 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.9M | +2.3% | #224 of 1,490 |
| 7Warren County, NJ | 68 | 20 | 4.4 | $3M | +3.2% | #262 of 1,490 |
| 8Union County, NJ | 66 | 109 | 5.4 | $2.6M | +5.0% | #316 of 1,490 |
| 9Cumberland County, NJ | 64 | 19 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +2.2% | #349 of 1,490 |
| 10Camden County, NJ | 64 | 88 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #354 of 1,490 |
| 11Essex County, NJ | 63 | 151 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +4.2% | #382 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Essex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many chiropractors are in Essex County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 151 chiropractors in Essex County. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?
About $407.3M a year, or $1,274 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 319,788 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Essex County has 4.7 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Essex County would have about 170, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,593 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 896,379 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 319,788 households. The median household income in Essex County is $80,789 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Essex County scores 63 for chiropractors (upper middle), #382 of 1,490 scored counties.
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