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Child care centers and preschools in Hendry County, FL
The child care centers and preschools in Hendry County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,276 of 1,611 scored counties
#46 of 56 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $378 a household
- Spending per listing
- $534K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,276
- +21.5% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Hendry County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,276 of 1,611 scored counties and #46 of 56 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 child care centers and preschools in Hendry County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Hendry County spend about $5.3M a year on child care and other personal services, or $378 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That is about $534K of household spending for each center on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Hendry County was 18 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 785 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hendry County from 2020 to 2025 at +21.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hendry 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 | Hendry County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $534K | $866K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 785 | 1,882 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | +6.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $378 | $476 | $581 |
| Median household income | $56,393 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Hendry 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 Hendry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,276+21.5% since 2020
- Households
- 14,130
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,156 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $56,393+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,528
- Median home value
- $219,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,993
- Daytime population
- 37,882Residents 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 |
| 46Hendry County, FL | 33 | 10 | 7.1 | $534K | +21.5% | #1,276 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Hendry 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 preschools33
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Hendry County, FL?
There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Hendry County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hendry County, FL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $5.3M a year, or $378 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $534K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,130 households in Hendry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hendry County, FL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Hendry County has 7.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $534K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Hendry County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 785 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Hendry County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hendry County at 48,276 people in 2025, up 21.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,130 households. The median household income in Hendry County is $56,393 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. Hendry County scores 33 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,276 of 1,611 scored counties.
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