Market rankings · New Jersey
Veterinarians in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 932
- 175 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 717
- +11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.7B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 18% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #14 of 51
- Market score 63 · Upper middle
A site report maps the veterinarians on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 932 veterinarians in New Jersey. 175 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $774 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $2.7B a year on pets. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 717 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in New Jersey in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,892 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $41.3M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #14 for veterinarians, with a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest (66). Among 21 scored counties, Union County scores highest (80).
Every market in New Jersey for veterinarians
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 66 | 34 | 2.4 | $3.2M | +3.3% | #80 of 384 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 63 | 1,587 | 2.1 | $3.6M | +0.6% | #96 of 384 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 57 | 11 | 2.0 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #142 of 384 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 53 | 36 | 2.3 | $2.8M | +0.8% | #169 of 384 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 45 | 729 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #230 of 384 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 35 | 112 | 3.3 | $2M | +3.0% | #297 of 384 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, NJ | 80 | 35 | 1.7 | $4.6M | +5.0% | #85 of 1,485 |
| 2Middlesex County, NJ | 78 | 53 | 1.7 | $4.6M | +2.6% | #115 of 1,485 |
| 3Essex County, NJ | 75 | 43 | 1.3 | $5.2M | +4.2% | #167 of 1,485 |
| 4Hudson County, NJ | 73 | 30 | 1.0 | $7.4M | +1.8% | #207 of 1,485 |
| 5Bergen County, NJ | 73 | 97 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +2.4% | #215 of 1,485 |
| 6Mercer County, NJ | 71 | 34 | 2.4 | $3.2M | +3.3% | #256 of 1,485 |
| 7Somerset County, NJ | 70 | 39 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #284 of 1,485 |
| 8Atlantic County, NJ | 62 | 24 | 2.2 | $2.9M | +1.6% | #454 of 1,485 |
| 9Passaic County, NJ | 62 | 43 | 2.4 | $2.9M | +1.6% | #455 of 1,485 |
| 10Cumberland County, NJ | 61 | 11 | 2.0 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #466 of 1,485 |
| 11Camden County, NJ | 60 | 56 | 2.8 | $2.5M | +2.4% | #488 of 1,485 |
| 12Gloucester County, NJ | 58 | 37 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +3.3% | #542 of 1,485 |
| 13Ocean County, NJ | 58 | 78 | 3.2 | $2.2M | +5.6% | #545 of 1,485 |
| 14Morris County, NJ | 56 | 82 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #590 of 1,485 |
| 15Burlington County, NJ | 55 | 64 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +4.3% | #618 of 1,485 |
| 16Salem County, NJ | 53 | 7 | 2.8 | $2.3M | +2.3% | #666 of 1,485 |
| 17Monmouth County, NJ | 46 | 101 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #846 of 1,485 |
| 18Cape May County, NJ | 41 | 12 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −1.7% | #943 of 1,485 |
| 19Sussex County, NJ | 35 | 27 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #1,094 of 1,485 |
| 20Warren County, NJ | 35 | 21 | 4.6 | $1.6M | +3.2% | #1,100 of 1,485 |
| 21Hunterdon County, NJ | 30 | 38 | 7.5 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #1,215 of 1,485 |
Questions
How many veterinarians are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 932 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 175 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 717 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on pets?
About $2.7B a year, or $774 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 932 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. 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 veterinarians?
New Jersey has 2.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, New Jersey would have about 998, against 932 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,892 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for veterinarians?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Union County scores highest, at 80 (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 63 for veterinarians (upper middle), #14 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 veterinarians 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.
Veterinarians in other states
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