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Medical and dental practices in Ocean County, NJ
How Ocean 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,530 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 1,885
- 246 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 1,038
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $311.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,278 a household
- Spending per listing
- $165K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 77.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,746
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,885 medical and dental practices in Ocean County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 77.3, 9% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Ocean County comes to about $311.7M a year: $1,278 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 1,885 medical and dental practices, that is $165K per practice, 8% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ocean County was 1,038 in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 235 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 328 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ocean County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ocean County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Ocean County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,530 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Ocean 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 | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 77.3 | 94.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $165K | $147K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 235 | 213 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | −2.8% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,278 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $89,863 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 983 → 1,038+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 11,685
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $811.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 328Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,885246 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,044The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ocean 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 Ocean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,746+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 243,843
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,042
- Median household income
- $89,863+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,774
- Median home value
- $398,400
- Jobs located here
- 183,196
- Daytime population
- 568,313Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ocean 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics63
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Ocean County, NJ?
There are 1,885 medical and dental practices on map listings in Ocean County as of September 2026. 246 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,038 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Another 328 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ocean County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?
About $311.7M a year, or $1,278 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 1,885 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $165K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 243,843 households in Ocean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ocean County, NJ compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Ocean County has 77.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $165K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Ocean County would have about 2,044, against 1,885 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 235 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Ocean County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Ocean County at 673,746 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 243,843 households. Median household income in Ocean County is $89,863, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Ocean County scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,530 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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