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Dentists and orthodontists in Salem County, NJ
The dentists and orthodontists in Salem County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #946 of 1,886 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 28
- 8 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,194 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,280
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 dentists and orthodontists in Salem County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 29%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Salem County comes to about $29.7M a year: $1,194 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per practice, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Salem County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,656 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salem County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Salem County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #946 of 1,886 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Salem 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 dentists and orthodontists 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 | Salem County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 15.9 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $870K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,656 | 778 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.9% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,194 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,960 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 288 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Salem 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 Salem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,280+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,846
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 332 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $79,960+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,600
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 21,251
- Daytime population
- 51,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, NJ | 59 | 56 | 9.7 | $1.5M | +2.9% | #611 of 1,886 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 56 | 202 | 11.4 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #727 of 1,886 |
| 3Cape May County, NJ | 52 | 39 | 8.7 | $1.5M | −1.7% | #844 of 1,886 |
| 4Ocean County, NJ | 52 | 278 | 11.4 | $1.1M | +5.6% | #873 of 1,886 |
| 5Hudson County, NJ | 51 | 327 | 10.9 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #898 of 1,886 |
| 6Gloucester County, NJ | 51 | 137 | 12.2 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #901 of 1,886 |
| 7Warren County, NJ | 50 | 52 | 11.5 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #941 of 1,886 |
| 8Salem County, NJ | 50 | 28 | 11.3 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #946 of 1,886 |
| 9Atlantic County, NJ | 49 | 118 | 10.8 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #978 of 1,886 |
| 10Hunterdon County, NJ | 46 | 74 | 14.5 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #1,098 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Salem 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Salem County, NJ?
There are 28 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Salem County as of September 2026. 8 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Salem County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.7M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,846 households in Salem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salem County, NJ compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Salem County has 11.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Salem County would have about 30, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,656 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Salem County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Salem County at 66,280 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,846 households. The median household income in Salem County is $79,960 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Salem County scores 50 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #946 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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