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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area
How the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #241 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey
- Listings
- 114
- 12 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 313
- −11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $197.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,372 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,289
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 114 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Trenton-Princeton metro area. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Trenton-Princeton metro area comes to about $197.8M a year: $1,372 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per clinic, 3% below 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 313 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Trenton-Princeton metro area in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 460 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 305 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Trenton-Princeton metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Trenton-Princeton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Trenton-Princeton metro area is 45 (lower middle), #241 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey.
How the Trenton-Princeton metro area 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 | Trenton-Princeton metro area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 460 | 452 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.3% | −7.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,372 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 313−11.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,284
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $308.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 305Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Trenton-Princeton metro area, 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 the Trenton-Princeton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,289+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 144,114
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,719
- Median household income
- $100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,372
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 262,034
- Daytime population
- 469,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New Jersey
| 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 |
Other business types in the Trenton-Princeton metro area
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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy45
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area?
The Trenton-Princeton metro area has 114 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 313 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 305 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $197.8M a year, or $1,372 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 144,114 households in the Trenton-Princeton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Trenton-Princeton metro area has 7.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Trenton-Princeton metro area would have about 111, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 460 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Trenton-Princeton metro area at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. The median household income in the Trenton-Princeton metro area is $100,645 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. The Trenton-Princeton metro area scores 45 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #241 of 387 scored metro areas.
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