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Child care centers and preschools in San Benito County, CA
How San Benito County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #191 of 1,611 scored counties
#8 of 49 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,082
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 child care centers and preschools in San Benito County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in San Benito County spend about $19.8M a year on child care and other personal services, or $963 per household, 66% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per center, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in San Benito County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 149 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $450K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in San Benito County.
Population estimates show San Benito County grew 8.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in San Benito County is 73 (upper middle), #191 of 1,611 scored counties and #8 of 49 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Benito County 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 | San Benito County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,142 | 1,401 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $963 | $886 | $581 |
| Median household income | $114,394 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 149Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in San Benito 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 San Benito County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,082+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,561
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,389 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $114,394+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,684
- Median home value
- $793,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,302
- Daytime population
- 57,797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riverside County, CA | 86 | 388 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +5.0% | #32 of 1,611 |
| 2San Bernardino County, CA | 82 | 305 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +1.9% | #62 of 1,611 |
| 3Amador County, CA | 79 | 8 | 5.0 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #97 of 1,611 |
| 4Fresno County, CA | 79 | 158 | 4.9 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #99 of 1,611 |
| 5Madera County, CA | 76 | 23 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +7.4% | #143 of 1,611 |
| 6Kern County, CA | 74 | 133 | 4.7 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #174 of 1,611 |
| 7Tulare County, CA | 74 | 74 | 5.2 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #179 of 1,611 |
| 8San Benito County, CA | 73 | 14 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +8.6% | #191 of 1,611 |
| 9San Joaquin County, CA | 72 | 175 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +5.5% | #219 of 1,611 |
| 10Merced County, CA | 70 | 50 | 5.8 | $962K | +5.1% | #267 of 1,611 |
Other business types in San Benito County
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 preschools73
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in San Benito County, CA?
There are 14 child care centers and preschools on map listings in San Benito County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 149 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Benito County, CA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $19.8M a year, or $963 per household. That is 66% above the U.S. average (an index of 166, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,561 households in San Benito County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Benito County, CA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
San Benito County has 6.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.4M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, San Benito County would have about 20, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is San Benito County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Benito County at 70,082 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,561 households. The median household income in San Benito County is $114,394 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. San Benito County scores 73 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #191 of 1,611 scored counties.
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