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Child care centers and preschools in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #754 of 1,611 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 112
- 14 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $88.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $740 a household
- Spending per listing
- $791K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 337,697
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region spend about $88.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $740 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Spread across 112 child care centers and preschools, that is $791K per center, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 112 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as of September 2026. 14 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 97 businesses with payroll in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 786 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #754 of 1,611 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 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 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 7.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $791K | $968K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,233 | 1,513 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $740 | $735 | $581 |
| Median household income | $89,667 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97
- Employees, 2023
- 1,812
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $60.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 786Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 337,697+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 119,633
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 140 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,349
- Median household income
- $89,667
- Average household income
- $139,143
- Median home value
- $428,800
- Jobs located here
- 117,586
- Daytime population
- 303,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 74 | 24 | 5.0 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #172 of 1,611 |
| 2Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 72 | 62 | 5.4 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #215 of 1,611 |
| 3Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 68 | 24 | 6.1 | $1M | +3.0% | #318 of 1,611 |
| 4Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 64 | 52 | 7.0 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #423 of 1,611 |
| 5Capitol Planning Region, CT | 63 | 293 | 7.5 | $945K | +3.1% | #460 of 1,611 |
| 6Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 61 | 225 | 9.6 | $1M | +3.5% | #516 of 1,611 |
| 7Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 60 | 124 | 6.9 | $944K | +3.2% | #546 of 1,611 |
| 8South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 57 | 173 | 7.5 | $906K | +2.5% | #634 of 1,611 |
| 9Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 53 | 112 | 9.4 | $791K | +4.1% | #754 of 1,611 |
Other business types in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
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 preschools53
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 112 child care centers and preschools in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. 14 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 786 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT spend on child care and other personal services?
About $88.6M a year, or $740 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $791K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 119,633 households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 9.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $791K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region would have about 88, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at 337,697 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,633 households. Median household income in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is $89,667, 11% 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores 53 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #754 of 1,611 scored counties.
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