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Child care centers and preschools in Gulf County, FL
How Gulf County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.4M
- On child care and other personal services · $408 a household
- Spending per listing
- $809K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,943
- +11.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gulf County spend about $2.4M a year on child care and other personal services, or $408 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $809K per center, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Gulf County has 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Gulf County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,486 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gulf County grew 11.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Gulf County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gulf County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Gulf County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $809K | $866K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,486 | 1,882 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $408 | $476 | $581 |
| Median household income | $61,179 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Gulf 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 Gulf County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,943+11.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,944
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $61,179+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,140
- Median home value
- $250,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,282
- Daytime population
- 13,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Collier County, FL | 92 | 63 | 3.8 | $1.6M | +10.6% | #7 of 1,611 |
| 2Flagler County, FL | 91 | 9 | 1.7 | $2.8M | +21.0% | #9 of 1,611 |
| 3Sumter County, FL | 90 | 12 | 1.7 | $2.5M | +21.1% | #14 of 1,611 |
| 4Santa Rosa County, FL | 89 | 27 | 3.7 | $1.4M | +11.7% | #19 of 1,611 |
| 5Walton County, FL | 87 | 15 | 4.4 | $1.2M | +22.9% | #29 of 1,611 |
| 6Sarasota County, FL | 85 | 90 | 4.2 | $1.2M | +10.0% | #40 of 1,611 |
| 7St. Johns County, FL | 84 | 68 | 5.9 | $1.2M | +25.0% | #49 of 1,611 |
| 8Martin County, FL | 83 | 28 | 4.1 | $1.3M | +4.8% | #58 of 1,611 |
| 9Charlotte County, FL | 83 | 30 | 3.3 | $1.2M | +15.5% | #59 of 1,611 |
| 10Lake County, FL | 83 | 59 | 3.6 | $1.2M | +18.1% | #60 of 1,611 |
| Gulf County, FL | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $809K | +11.7% |
Other business types in Gulf 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 preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Gulf County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 child care centers and preschools in Gulf County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gulf County, FL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $2.4M a year, or $408 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $809K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,944 households in Gulf County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gulf County, FL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Gulf County has 5.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $809K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Gulf County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,486 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Gulf County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gulf County at 15,943 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,944 households. Median household income in Gulf County is $61,179, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Gulf County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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