Child care · Metro area · Florida
Child care centers and preschools in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #20 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 30
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,212
- +15.5% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in the Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda 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
The Punta Gorda metro area scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #20 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for child care centers and preschools.
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 child care centers and preschools in the Punta Gorda metro area. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in the Punta Gorda metro area spend about $37.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $410 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.2M per center, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in the Punta Gorda metro area classed as child care services. That is one for every 4,527 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Punta Gorda metro area. Population estimates show the Punta Gorda metro area grew 15.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Punta Gorda metro area 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 | Punta Gorda metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $866K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,527 | 1,882 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $410 | $476 | $581 |
| Median household income | $69,952 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 233
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 87Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 302 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,212+15.5% since 2020
- Households
- 90,542
- Median age
- 58.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $69,952+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,474
- Median home value
- $328,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,938
- Daytime population
- 192,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda 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 Florida
Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Punta Gorda metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Naples-Marco Island, FL | 91 | 63 | 3.8 | $1.6M | +10.6% | #4 of 387 |
| 2Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 88 | 12 | 1.7 | $2.5M | +21.1% | #6 of 387 |
| 3North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 81 | 171 | 4.4 | $1.2M | +13.2% | #18 of 387 |
| 4Punta Gorda, FL | 80 | 30 | 3.3 | $1.2M | +15.5% | #20 of 387 |
| 5Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 79 | 27 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #23 of 387 |
| 6Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 79 | 106 | 4.1 | $1.2M | +9.1% | #24 of 387 |
| 7Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 78 | 143 | 4.4 | $1.1M | +14.4% | #26 of 387 |
| 8Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 74 | 63 | 5.3 | $976K | +9.4% | #39 of 387 |
| 9Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 72 | 85 | 4.2 | $1.1M | +6.5% | #48 of 387 |
| 10Port St. Lucie, FL | 69 | 103 | 5.0 | $916K | +16.0% | #62 of 387 |
Other business types in the Punta Gorda 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 preschools80
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area?
The Punta Gorda metro area has 30 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $37.1M a year, or $410 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 90,542 households in the Punta Gorda metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Punta Gorda, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Punta Gorda metro area has 3.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.2M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Punta Gorda metro area would have about 37, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,527 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Punta Gorda, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Punta Gorda metro area at 217,212 people in 2025, up 15.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,542 households. The median household income in the Punta Gorda metro area is $69,952 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. The Punta Gorda metro area scores 80 for child care centers and preschools (high), #20 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 Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda 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.