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Child care centers and preschools in Anchorage Municipality, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Anchorage Municipality, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #332 of 1,611 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 57
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- −5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $864 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 287,155
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Anchorage Municipality spend about $93.8M a year on child care and other personal services, or $864 per household, 49% above the U.S. average. Spread across 57 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.6M per center, 64% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 57 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Anchorage Municipality as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Anchorage Municipality was 66 in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,645 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 388 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Anchorage Municipality.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anchorage Municipality declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Anchorage Municipality has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #332 of 1,611 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anchorage Municipality compares
The same measures for Alaska 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.
| Measure | Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,645 | 1,564 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.7% | +0.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $864 | $778 | $581 |
| Median household income | $103,284 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 66−5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 963
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 388Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 575 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Anchorage Municipality, 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 Anchorage Municipality
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 287,155−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 108,597
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,200
- Median home value
- $395,900
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Anchorage Municipality marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 78 | 19 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +10.4% | #111 of 1,611 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 67 | 57 | 5.2 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #332 of 1,611 |
| 3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 65 | 14 | 5.7 | $1.2M | +5.1% | #390 of 1,611 |
| 4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 64 | 14 | 3.9 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #413 of 1,611 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 58 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #589 of 1,611 |
| 6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 47 | 6 | 10.5 | $698K | −2.6% | #905 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Anchorage Municipality
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
Child care
- Child care and preschools67
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Anchorage Municipality, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 child care centers and preschools in Anchorage Municipality. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. Official counts list 388 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on child care and other personal services?
About $93.8M a year, or $864 per household. That is 49% above the U.S. average (an index of 149, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Anchorage Municipality has 5.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.6M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 94, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,645 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?
Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 67 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #332 of 1,611 scored counties.
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