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Medical and dental practices in Cumberland County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Cumberland County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,807 of 2,394 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 385
- 57 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 164
- −9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $155K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.6
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,148
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,807 of 2,394 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,107 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $59.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $155K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
Cumberland County has 385 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 57 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 71.6 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 164 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 328 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cumberland County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cumberland 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Cumberland County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.6 | 94.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $155K | $147K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 328 | 213 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.9% | −2.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,107 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,436 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 182 → 164−9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,453
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $217.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38557 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 391The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,148+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 53,781
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 317
- Median household income
- $67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,848
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 60,097
- Daytime population
- 148,514Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 56 | 1,656 | 55.3 | $241K | +1.8% | #910 of 2,394 |
| 2Sussex County, NJ | 54 | 400 | 69.2 | $207K | +2.9% | #1,012 of 2,394 |
| 3Salem County, NJ | 50 | 151 | 60.8 | $196K | +2.3% | #1,180 of 2,394 |
| 4Cape May County, NJ | 47 | 265 | 59.0 | $219K | −1.7% | #1,321 of 2,394 |
| 5Warren County, NJ | 47 | 359 | 79.1 | $165K | +3.2% | #1,338 of 2,394 |
| 6Hunterdon County, NJ | 46 | 481 | 94.6 | $168K | +2.3% | #1,379 of 2,394 |
| 7Burlington County, NJ | 46 | 1,581 | 89.2 | $158K | +4.3% | #1,384 of 2,394 |
| 8Ocean County, NJ | 43 | 1,885 | 77.3 | $165K | +5.6% | #1,530 of 2,394 |
| 9Somerset County, NJ | 43 | 1,334 | 102.0 | $157K | +3.5% | #1,541 of 2,394 |
| 10Gloucester County, NJ | 43 | 1,019 | 90.5 | $151K | +3.3% | #1,545 of 2,394 |
| 16Cumberland County, NJ | 37 | 385 | 71.6 | $155K | +2.2% | #1,807 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics37
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Cumberland County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 385 medical and dental practices in Cumberland County. 57 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 164 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cumberland County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?
About $59.6M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 385 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $155K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,781 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, NJ compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Cumberland County has 71.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $155K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 391, against 385 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 328 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $67,436 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Cumberland County scores 37 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,807 of 2,394 scored counties.
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