Child care · County · Florida
Child care centers and preschools in Wakulla County, FL
The child care centers and preschools in Wakulla County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,047 of 1,611 scored counties
#44 of 56 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $445 a household
- Spending per listing
- $630K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,089
- +12.3% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in Wakulla County
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 Wakulla County. 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
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 child care centers and preschools in Wakulla County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Wakulla County spend about $5.7M a year on child care and other personal services, or $445 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 child care centers and preschools, that is $630K per center, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Wakulla County in 2023. That is one for every 1,062 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $787K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Wakulla County.
Population estimates put the population change in Wakulla County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Wakulla County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,047 of 1,611 scored counties and #44 of 56 scored counties in Florida.
How Wakulla 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 | Wakulla County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $630K | $866K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,062 | 1,882 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $445 | $476 | $581 |
| Median household income | $81,895 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $787K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Wakulla 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 Wakulla County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,089+12.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,745
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $81,895+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,556
- Median home value
- $258,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,266
- Daytime population
- 26,009Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wakulla County?
These figures cover the whole county. 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 Wakulla County. 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 counties in Florida for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Florida, with Wakulla County marked.
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 |
| 44Wakulla County, FL | 42 | 9 | 7.1 | $630K | +12.3% | #1,047 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Wakulla 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 preschools42
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Wakulla County, FL?
There are 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Wakulla County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wakulla County, FL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $5.7M a year, or $445 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $630K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,745 households in Wakulla County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wakulla County, FL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Wakulla 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 $630K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Wakulla County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,062 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Wakulla County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Wakulla County at 38,089 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,745 households. The median household income in Wakulla County is $81,895 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Wakulla County scores 42 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,047 of 1,611 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wakulla County. 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 Wakulla County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Wakulla County?
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 Wakulla County. 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.