Market rankings · New Jersey
Primary care and pediatric clinics in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,490
- 175 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 7,756
- −7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.9B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #33 of 51
- Market score 44 · Lower middle
A site report maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,490 primary care and pediatric clinics in New Jersey. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,385 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $4.9B a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 2,490 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2M per clinic, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 7,756 businesses with payroll in New Jersey classed as offices of physicians, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 452 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 2.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 92 SBA-backed loans worth $35.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #33 for primary care and pediatric clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest (47). Among 21 scored counties, Sussex County scores highest (77).
Every market in New Jersey for primary care and pediatric clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 | 1,878 | 7.6 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #225 of 387 |
| 1Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 45 | 98 | 6.3 | $1.9M | +0.8% | #240 of 387 |
| 2Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 45 | 114 | 7.9 | $1.7M | +3.3% | #241 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 42 | 5,270 | 7.1 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #256 of 387 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 41 | 282 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #265 of 387 |
| 3Vineland, NJ | 33 | 42 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #313 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, NJ | 77 | 21 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +2.9% | #115 of 1,656 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 65 | 101 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +4.3% | #368 of 1,656 |
| 3Hudson County, NJ | 64 | 136 | 4.5 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #393 of 1,656 |
| 4Warren County, NJ | 64 | 26 | 5.7 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #408 of 1,656 |
| 5Morris County, NJ | 61 | 123 | 6.4 | $2.5M | +3.2% | #479 of 1,656 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 60 | 124 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +5.6% | #507 of 1,656 |
| 7Salem County, NJ | 58 | 13 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +2.3% | #565 of 1,656 |
| 8Somerset County, NJ | 58 | 94 | 7.2 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #567 of 1,656 |
| 9Union County, NJ | 56 | 156 | 7.7 | $1.8M | +5.0% | #648 of 1,656 |
| 10Hunterdon County, NJ | 56 | 45 | 8.8 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #650 of 1,656 |
| 11Cape May County, NJ | 55 | 25 | 5.6 | $2.3M | −1.7% | #674 of 1,656 |
| 12Gloucester County, NJ | 55 | 83 | 7.4 | $1.9M | +3.3% | #687 of 1,656 |
| 13Middlesex County, NJ | 53 | 224 | 7.3 | $2M | +2.6% | #743 of 1,656 |
| 14Essex County, NJ | 49 | 220 | 6.9 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #865 of 1,656 |
| 15Mercer County, NJ | 49 | 114 | 7.9 | $1.7M | +3.3% | #870 of 1,656 |
| 16Camden County, NJ | 47 | 141 | 7.0 | $1.8M | +2.4% | #935 of 1,656 |
| 17Bergen County, NJ | 47 | 316 | 8.9 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #945 of 1,656 |
| 18Atlantic County, NJ | 44 | 73 | 6.7 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #1,033 of 1,656 |
| 19Monmouth County, NJ | 40 | 262 | 10.4 | $1.4M | +1.4% | #1,151 of 1,656 |
| 20Passaic County, NJ | 38 | 151 | 8.4 | $1.5M | +1.6% | #1,207 of 1,656 |
| 21Cumberland County, NJ | 37 | 42 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #1,230 of 1,656 |
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 2,490 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 175 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 7,756 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. Another 8,019 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
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 2,490 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric 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 primary care and pediatric clinics?
New Jersey has 7.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, New Jersey would have about 2,728, against 2,490 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 452 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest, at 47 (lower middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Sussex County scores highest, at 77 (high). 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 44 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #33 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in New Jersey
- Doctors, dentists and clinics32,974 listings
- Dentists and orthodontists5,586 listings
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics170 listings
- Chiropractors2,020 listings
- Physical therapy2,887 listings
- Optometrists and eye care1,526 listings
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