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Physical therapy clinics in Essex County, NJ
The physical therapy clinics in Essex County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #825 of 1,422 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 211
- 53 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 146
- +22.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $407.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,274 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 896,379
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 211 physical therapy clinics in Essex County. 53 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Essex County spend about $407.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,274 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 211 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.9M per clinic, 20% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Essex County was 146 in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,190 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $510K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Essex County.
Population estimates put the population change in Essex County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Essex County is 46 (lower middle), #825 of 1,422 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Essex 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.
| Measure | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 8.2 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,190 | 1,649 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.7% | +23.0% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,274 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,789 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 119 → 146+22.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 974
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $510K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 896,379+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 319,788
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6,845
- Median household income
- $80,789+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,554
- Median home value
- $524,100
- Jobs located here
- 362,597
- Daytime population
- 843,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 60 | 147 | 4.9 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #448 of 1,422 |
| 2Hunterdon County, NJ | 60 | 33 | 6.5 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #453 of 1,422 |
| 3Warren County, NJ | 54 | 24 | 5.3 | $2.5M | +3.2% | #611 of 1,422 |
| 4Cumberland County, NJ | 54 | 25 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #617 of 1,422 |
| 5Gloucester County, NJ | 53 | 69 | 6.1 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #652 of 1,422 |
| 6Mercer County, NJ | 48 | 103 | 7.1 | $1.9M | +3.3% | #781 of 1,422 |
| 7Essex County, NJ | 46 | 211 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #825 of 1,422 |
| 8Burlington County, NJ | 44 | 133 | 7.5 | $1.9M | +4.3% | #879 of 1,422 |
| 9Sussex County, NJ | 43 | 45 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +2.9% | #908 of 1,422 |
| 10Cape May County, NJ | 42 | 28 | 6.2 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #922 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Essex 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Essex County, NJ?
There are 211 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Essex County as of September 2026. 53 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 146 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?
About $407.3M a year, or $1,274 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 211 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 319,788 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Essex County has 6.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Essex County would have about 170, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,190 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 896,379 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 319,788 households. The median household income in Essex County is $80,789 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Essex County scores 46 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #825 of 1,422 scored counties.
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