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Child care centers and preschools in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area
The child care centers and preschools in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #71 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 607
- 79 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 590
- +2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $737.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,477,274
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $836 per household (44% above the U.S. average), households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area spend about $737.6M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 607 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.2M per center, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 607 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 590 businesses with payroll in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area classed as child care services, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,495 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 4,089 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 31 SBA-backed loans worth $33.5M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #71 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area compares
The same measures for California 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 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,495 | 1,401 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.1% | +8.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $836 | $886 | $581 |
| Median household income | $97,188 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 590+2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,649
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $189.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,089Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60779 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 736The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 31
- Amount
- $33.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,477,274+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 881,889
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,094 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 476
- Median household income
- $97,188+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,123
- Median home value
- $589,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,075,816
- Daytime population
- 2,432,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 85 | 693 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +3.5% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Fresno, CA | 79 | 181 | 4.9 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #22 of 387 |
| 3Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 72 | 133 | 4.7 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #45 of 387 |
| 4Visalia, CA | 72 | 74 | 5.2 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #47 of 387 |
| 5Stockton-Lodi, CA | 71 | 175 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +5.5% | #54 of 387 |
| 6Merced, CA | 68 | 50 | 5.8 | $962K | +5.1% | #66 of 387 |
| 7Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 67 | 607 | 6.9 | $1.2M | +3.2% | #71 of 387 |
| 8Modesto, CA | 64 | 110 | 6.2 | $1.1M | +0.7% | #90 of 387 |
| 9Salinas, CA | 62 | 70 | 5.3 | $1.5M | −1.5% | #95 of 387 |
| 10Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 62 | 2,917 | 6.5 | $1.3M | −2.6% | #97 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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
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 the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 607 child care centers and preschools in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area. 79 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 590 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 4,089 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $737.6M a year, or $836 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 607 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 881,889 households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has 6.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area would have about 736, against 607 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,495 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area at 2,477,274 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 881,889 households. Median household income in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area is $97,188, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 67 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #71 of 387 scored metro areas.
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