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Physical therapy clinics in New Jersey

Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
2,887
782 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
2,127
+23.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.9B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
8.2
52% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.7M
30% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#42 of 51
Market score 30 · Lower middle

A site report maps the physical therapy clinics on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,887 physical therapy clinics in New Jersey. Of those, 782 are chain locations, or 27%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 52% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in New Jersey spend about $4.9B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,385 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per clinic, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 2,127 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in New Jersey in 2023, up 23.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,649 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 23.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 62 SBA-backed loans worth $19.9M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in New Jersey.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #42 for physical therapy clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Vineland metro area scores highest (53). Among 21 scored counties, Hudson County scores highest (60).

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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

Metro areas reaching New Jersey, ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Vineland, NJ53254.6$2.4M+2.2%#172 of 386
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ492206.5$1.9M+3.0%#203 of 386
2Trenton-Princeton, NJ451037.1$1.9M+3.3%#227 of 386
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD371,5416.2$2.1M+1.4%#293 of 386
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ315,3827.3$1.9M+0.6%#332 of 386
3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ301137.3$1.7M+0.8%#337 of 386

Counties

Counties in New Jersey, ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hudson County, NJ601474.9$2.7M+1.8%#448 of 1,422
2Hunterdon County, NJ60336.5$2.4M+2.3%#453 of 1,422
3Warren County, NJ54245.3$2.5M+3.2%#611 of 1,422
4Cumberland County, NJ54254.6$2.4M+2.2%#617 of 1,422
5Gloucester County, NJ53696.1$2.2M+3.3%#652 of 1,422
6Mercer County, NJ481037.1$1.9M+3.3%#781 of 1,422
7Essex County, NJ462116.6$1.9M+4.2%#825 of 1,422
8Burlington County, NJ441337.5$1.9M+4.3%#879 of 1,422
9Sussex County, NJ43457.8$1.8M+2.9%#908 of 1,422
10Cape May County, NJ42286.2$2.1M−1.7%#922 of 1,422
11Union County, NJ421879.2$1.5M+5.0%#938 of 1,422
12Somerset County, NJ411229.3$1.7M+3.5%#964 of 1,422
13Salem County, NJ39145.6$2.1M+2.3%#1,005 of 1,422
14Ocean County, NJ391686.9$1.9M+5.6%#1,012 of 1,422
15Middlesex County, NJ392548.3$1.7M+2.6%#1,015 of 1,422
16Camden County, NJ371386.8$1.9M+2.4%#1,055 of 1,422
17Morris County, NJ3623912.4$1.3M+3.2%#1,094 of 1,422
18Bergen County, NJ3342612.0$1.3M+2.4%#1,162 of 1,422
19Atlantic County, NJ31857.8$1.5M+1.6%#1,191 of 1,422
20Monmouth County, NJ3128711.4$1.3M+1.4%#1,196 of 1,422
21Passaic County, NJ291498.3$1.5M+1.6%#1,229 of 1,422

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in New Jersey?

There are 2,887 physical therapy clinics on map listings in New Jersey as of September 2026. 782 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 2,127 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 23.0% 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 2,887 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy 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 physical therapy clinics?

New Jersey has 8.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, New Jersey would have about 2,022, against 2,887 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,649 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for physical therapy clinics?

Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Vineland metro area scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Hudson County scores highest, at 60 (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 30 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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