Market rankings · New Jersey
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 170
- 42 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 296
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.9B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $28.6M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #21 of 50
- Market score 55 · Upper middle
A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in 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 170 urgent care and walk-in clinics in New Jersey. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 25%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in New Jersey comes to about $4.9B a year: $1,385 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 170 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $28.6M per clinic, 16% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 296 businesses with payroll in New Jersey classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 11,850 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $9.6M have gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in New Jersey.
Among 50 states, New Jersey ranks #21 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores highest (58). Among 14 scored counties, Hudson County scores highest (77).
Every market in New Jersey for urgent care and walk-in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 58 | 351 | 0.5 | $28.8M | +0.6% | #64 of 197 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 58 | 117 | 0.5 | $27.3M | +1.4% | #66 of 197 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 58 | 8 | 0.6 | $24.7M | +3.3% | #67 of 197 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 55 | 21 | 0.6 | $20M | +3.0% | #81 of 197 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | Not scored | 4 | 0.3 | $47.3M | +0.8% | |
| Vineland, NJ | Not scored | 3 | 0.6 | $19.9M | +2.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 77 | 8 | 0.3 | $49.9M | +1.8% | #16 of 325 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 70 | 6 | 0.3 | $41.5M | +4.3% | #43 of 325 |
| 3Somerset County, NJ | 67 | 5 | 0.4 | $41.8M | +3.5% | #52 of 325 |
| 4Middlesex County, NJ | 66 | 14 | 0.5 | $31.2M | +2.6% | #58 of 325 |
| 5Morris County, NJ | 65 | 11 | 0.6 | $27.8M | +3.2% | #66 of 325 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 63 | 10 | 0.4 | $31.2M | +5.6% | #77 of 325 |
| 7Passaic County, NJ | 62 | 5 | 0.3 | $45.7M | +1.6% | #80 of 325 |
| 8Essex County, NJ | 62 | 12 | 0.4 | $33.9M | +4.2% | #82 of 325 |
| 9Union County, NJ | 61 | 17 | 0.8 | $16.8M | +5.0% | #94 of 325 |
| 10Monmouth County, NJ | 60 | 12 | 0.5 | $31.7M | +1.4% | #96 of 325 |
| 11Mercer County, NJ | 59 | 8 | 0.6 | $24.7M | +3.3% | #105 of 325 |
| 12Camden County, NJ | 59 | 11 | 0.5 | $23.2M | +2.4% | #106 of 325 |
| 13Gloucester County, NJ | 50 | 9 | 0.8 | $17.1M | +3.3% | #163 of 325 |
| 14Bergen County, NJ | 45 | 28 | 0.8 | $19.2M | +2.4% | #194 of 325 |
| Atlantic County, NJ | Not scored | 2 | 0.2 | $65.6M | +1.6% | |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Not scored | 3 | 0.6 | $19.9M | +2.2% | |
| Sussex County, NJ | Not scored | 3 | 0.5 | $27.6M | +2.9% | |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Warren County, NJ | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $29.5M | +3.2% | |
| Cape May County, NJ | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $29M | −1.7% | |
| Salem County, NJ | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $14.8M | +2.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 170 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 42 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 296 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
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 170 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $28.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in 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 urgent care and walk-in clinics?
New Jersey has 0.5 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $28.6M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, New Jersey would have about 198, against 170 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,850 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 14 scored counties in New Jersey, Hudson 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 55 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #21 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the urgent care and walk-in 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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- Chiropractors2,020 listings
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- Optometrists and eye care1,526 listings
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