Child care · Metro area · Connecticut
Child care centers and preschools in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 337
- 43 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 292
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $316.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $891 a household
- Spending per listing
- $938K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 978,179
- +3.7% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
The site report maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area comes to about $316.2M a year: $891 per household, 53% above the U.S. average. That is about $938K of household spending for each center on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 337 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 43 are chain locations, or 13%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 292 businesses with payroll in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,216 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,002 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $16.1M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area.
Population estimates show the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is 54 (upper middle), #172 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 7.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $938K | $968K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,216 | 1,513 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $891 | $735 | $581 |
| Median household income | $114,565 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 292
- Employees, 2023
- 5,501
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $192.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,002Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33743 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 316The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $16.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 978,179+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 355,012
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $114,565
- Average household income
- $189,223
- Median home value
- $564,500
- Jobs located here
- 399,663
- Daytime population
- 939,733Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the child care centers and preschools on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardChild care and preschools across Connecticut
Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 69 | 62 | 5.4 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #59 of 387 |
| 2Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 59 | 345 | 7.4 | $967K | +3.0% | #128 of 387 |
| 3Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 55 | 124 | 6.9 | $944K | +3.2% | #166 of 387 |
| 4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 54 | 337 | 9.5 | $938K | +3.7% | #172 of 387 |
| 5New Haven, CT | 51 | 173 | 7.5 | $906K | +2.5% | #188 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury 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 preschools54
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 337 child care centers and preschools in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. 43 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 292 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 2,002 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $316.2M a year, or $891 per household. That is 53% above the U.S. average (an index of 153, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 337 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $938K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 355,012 households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 9.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $938K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area would have about 316, against 337 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,216 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area at 978,179 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,012 households. Median household income in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is $114,565, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 54 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #172 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.