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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Essex County, NJ
How Essex County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #865 of 1,656 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 220
- 9 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 743
- −12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $407.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,274 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 896,379
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 220 primary care and pediatric clinics in Essex County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 4%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,274 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $407.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.9M per clinic, 4% 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.
Official counts show 743 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Essex County in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 430 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 816 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Essex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Essex County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Essex County is 49 (lower middle), #865 of 1,656 scored counties and #14 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 primary care and pediatric 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 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 430 | 452 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.0% | −7.9% | −2.2% |
| 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 | 49 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 844 → 743−12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,049
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $630.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 816Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2209 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 229The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians 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
Looking at a specific site in Essex County?
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for primary care and pediatric 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14Essex County, NJ | 49 | 220 | 6.9 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #865 of 1,656 |
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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics62
- Chiropractors63
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Essex County, NJ?
Essex County has 220 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 743 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019. Another 816 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
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 220 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 319,788 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Essex County has 6.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Essex County would have about 229, against 220 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 430 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% 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 49 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #865 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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