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Child care centers and preschools in Tehama County, CA
How Tehama 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,209 of 1,611 scored counties
#46 of 49 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $547 a household
- Spending per listing
- $753K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,665
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Tehama County comes to about $13.6M a year: $547 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $753K of household spending for each center on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 18 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Tehama County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Tehama County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,078 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 129 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tehama County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tehama County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,209 of 1,611 scored counties and #46 of 49 scored counties in California.
How Tehama 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 | Tehama County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $753K | $1.3M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,078 | 1,401 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $547 | $886 | $581 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 129Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Tehama 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 Tehama County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,665−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,788
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,949 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,910
- Median home value
- $339,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,377
- Daytime population
- 57,669Residents 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 |
| 46Tehama County, CA | 35 | 18 | 7.3 | $753K | −1.7% | #1,209 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Tehama 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 preschools35
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Tehama County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 child care centers and preschools in Tehama County. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 129 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tehama County, CA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $13.6M a year, or $547 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $753K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,788 households in Tehama County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tehama County, CA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Tehama County has 7.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $753K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Tehama County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,078 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Tehama County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tehama County at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in Tehama County is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. Tehama County scores 35 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,209 of 1,611 scored counties.
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