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Medical and dental practices in Hudson County, NJ

How Hudson County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #910 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
1,656
173 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
894
−1.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$399.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,333 a household
Spending per listing
$241K
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
55.3
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
735,033
+1.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in Hudson County comes to about $399.4M a year: $1,333 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $241K per practice, 58% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 1,656 medical and dental practices on map listings in Hudson County as of September 2026. Of those, 173 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 55.3 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 894 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hudson County in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 335 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 575 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $12.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hudson County.

Population estimates show Hudson County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hudson County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #910 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Hudson 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Hudson County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureHudson CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households55.394.084.5
Spending per listing$241K$147K$152K
Households per official establishment335213270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.6%−2.8%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,333$1,385$1,288
Median household income$91,795$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5639

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
909 → 894−1.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,884
Annual payroll, 2023
$438.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
575Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,656173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,619The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
16
Amount
$12.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hudson 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 Hudson County

Population, 2025 estimate
735,033+1.8% since 2020
Households
299,682
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
31%
Vehicles per household
1.0
Land area
46 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15,549
Median household income
$91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,835
Median home value
$539,700
Jobs located here
293,100
Daytime population
659,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Hudson County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hudson County, NJ561,65655.3$241K+1.8%#910 of 2,394
2Sussex County, NJ5440069.2$207K+2.9%#1,012 of 2,394
3Salem County, NJ5015160.8$196K+2.3%#1,180 of 2,394
4Cape May County, NJ4726559.0$219K−1.7%#1,321 of 2,394
5Warren County, NJ4735979.1$165K+3.2%#1,338 of 2,394
6Hunterdon County, NJ4648194.6$168K+2.3%#1,379 of 2,394
7Burlington County, NJ461,58189.2$158K+4.3%#1,384 of 2,394
8Ocean County, NJ431,88577.3$165K+5.6%#1,530 of 2,394
9Somerset County, NJ431,334102.0$157K+3.5%#1,541 of 2,394
10Gloucester County, NJ431,01990.5$151K+3.3%#1,545 of 2,394

Other business types in Hudson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Hudson County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,656 medical and dental practices in Hudson County. 173 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 894 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. Another 575 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Hudson County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?

About $399.4M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,656 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $241K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hudson County, NJ compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Hudson County has 55.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $241K, 58% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hudson County would have about 2,619, against 1,656 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 335 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hudson County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Hudson County scores 56 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #910 of 2,394 scored counties.

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