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Physical therapy clinics in Bergen County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Bergen County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,162 of 1,422 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
426
102 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
313
+27.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$537.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,512 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
977,026
+2.4% 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

Bergen County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #1,162 of 1,422 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,512 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Bergen County spend about $537.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.3M per clinic, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 426 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Bergen County as of September 2026. 102 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 313 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Bergen County in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,135 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Bergen County. Population estimates show Bergen County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bergen 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 physical therapy clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Physical therapy in Bergen County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureBergen CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.08.25.4
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1351,6492,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.8%+23.0%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,512$1,385$1,288
Median household income$124,884$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score3330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
245 → 313+27.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,935
Annual payroll, 2023
$96.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
426102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
224The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Bergen 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 Bergen County

Population, 2025 estimate
977,026+2.4% since 2020
Households
355,127
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,134
Median household income
$124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$171,275
Median home value
$623,000
Jobs located here
465,824
Daytime population
953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Bergen County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

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
18Bergen County, NJ3342612.0$1.3M+2.4%#1,162 of 1,422

Other business types in Bergen County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Bergen County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 426 physical therapy clinics in Bergen County. 102 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 313 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019.

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

About $537.1M a year, or $1,512 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 426 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Bergen County has 12.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Bergen County would have about 224, against 426 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,135 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 33 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,162 of 1,422 scored counties.

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