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Child care centers and preschools in Pickens County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Pickens County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On child care and other personal services · $319 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
18,221
−3.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Pickens County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Pickens County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Households in Pickens County spend about $2.2M a year on child care and other personal services, or $319 per household, 45% below the U.S. average.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Pickens County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Pickens County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no child care centers and preschools on map listings, Pickens County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Pickens County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Child care and preschools in Pickens County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasurePickens CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.95.8
Spending per listingn/a$845K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0221,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$319$412$581
Median household income$46,274$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Pickens 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 Pickens County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,221−3.9% since 2020
Households
6,764
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
881 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$46,274+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,757
Median home value
$123,900
Jobs located here
3,396
Daytime population
14,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Pickens County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL83153.7$1.4M+18.0%#56 of 1,611
2St. Clair County, AL79102.8$1.4M+7.1%#94 of 1,611
3Marshall County, AL78113.0$1.3M+6.0%#115 of 1,611
4Shelby County, AL75526.0$1M+6.5%#165 of 1,611
5Baldwin County, AL72515.2$916K+14.8%#224 of 1,611
6Jackson County, AL6962.8$1.2M+3.3%#283 of 1,611
7Madison County, AL69985.9$910K+11.0%#300 of 1,611
8DeKalb County, AL6862.3$1.3M+3.4%#307 of 1,611
9Blount County, AL6752.3$1.7M+1.8%#331 of 1,611
10Autauga County, AL67104.4$1M+5.1%#341 of 1,611
Pickens County, ALNot scored00.0n/a−3.9%

Other business types in Pickens County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Pickens County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Pickens County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Pickens County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pickens County, AL spend on child care and other personal services?

About $2.2M a year, or $319 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,764 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pickens County, AL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Pickens County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Pickens County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Pickens County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Pickens County at 18,221 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,764 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $46,274 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.1% 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. Pickens County has no market score for child care centers and preschools, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Pickens County

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