Market rankings · New Jersey
Optometrists and eye clinics in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,526
- 311 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 617
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.9B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 7% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #22 of 51
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,526 optometrists and eye clinics in New Jersey. Of those, 311 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,385 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $4.9B a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.2M per practice, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 617 businesses with payroll in New Jersey classed as offices of optometrists, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,685 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 0.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $640K have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #22 for optometrists and eye clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area scores highest (70). Among 20 scored counties, Hudson County scores highest (74).
Every market in New Jersey for optometrists and eye clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 70 | 46 | 3.0 | $4.1M | +0.8% | #44 of 386 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 52 | 1,068 | 4.3 | $3M | +1.4% | #183 of 386 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 49 | 140 | 4.1 | $3M | +3.0% | #214 of 386 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 48 | 3,434 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +0.6% | #220 of 386 |
| 2Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 47 | 77 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +3.3% | #236 of 386 |
| 3Vineland, NJ | 33 | 26 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #322 of 386 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 74 | 78 | 2.6 | $5.1M | +1.8% | #130 of 1,302 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 74 | 113 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #143 of 1,302 |
| 3Atlantic County, NJ | 71 | 30 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +1.6% | #181 of 1,302 |
| 4Hunterdon County, NJ | 70 | 17 | 3.3 | $4.8M | +2.3% | #197 of 1,302 |
| 5Sussex County, NJ | 67 | 22 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +2.9% | #258 of 1,302 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 65 | 114 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +5.6% | #311 of 1,302 |
| 7Warren County, NJ | 64 | 15 | 3.3 | $3.9M | +3.2% | #318 of 1,302 |
| 8Cape May County, NJ | 64 | 16 | 3.6 | $3.6M | −1.7% | #320 of 1,302 |
| 9Gloucester County, NJ | 64 | 44 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +3.3% | #323 of 1,302 |
| 10Camden County, NJ | 63 | 75 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #347 of 1,302 |
| 11Middlesex County, NJ | 62 | 129 | 4.2 | $3.4M | +2.6% | #370 of 1,302 |
| 12Union County, NJ | 61 | 95 | 4.7 | $3M | +5.0% | #403 of 1,302 |
| 13Somerset County, NJ | 60 | 62 | 4.7 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #424 of 1,302 |
| 14Burlington County, NJ | 60 | 87 | 4.9 | $2.9M | +4.3% | #431 of 1,302 |
| 15Mercer County, NJ | 56 | 77 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +3.3% | #539 of 1,302 |
| 16Bergen County, NJ | 52 | 190 | 5.4 | $2.8M | +2.4% | #645 of 1,302 |
| 17Passaic County, NJ | 51 | 77 | 4.3 | $3M | +1.6% | #657 of 1,302 |
| 18Monmouth County, NJ | 50 | 139 | 5.5 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #683 of 1,302 |
| 19Morris County, NJ | 50 | 116 | 6.0 | $2.6M | +3.2% | #685 of 1,302 |
| 20Cumberland County, NJ | 43 | 26 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #851 of 1,302 |
| Salem County, NJ | Not scored | 4 | 1.6 | $7.4M | +2.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 1,526 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 311 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 617 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.9B a year, or $1,385 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,526 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
New Jersey has 4.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, New Jersey would have about 1,551, against 1,526 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,685 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for optometrists and eye clinics?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 20 scored counties in New Jersey, Hudson County scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Jersey scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Doctors, dentists and clinics32,974 listings
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- Primary care and pediatrics2,490 listings
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics170 listings
- Chiropractors2,020 listings
- Physical therapy2,887 listings
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