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Child care centers and preschools in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 1,412
- 267 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 1,471
- +6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On child care and other personal services · $569 a household
- Spending per listing
- $932K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,482,182
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $569 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area spend about $1.3B a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $932K of household spending for each center on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 1,412 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 267 are chain locations, or 19%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area was 1,471 in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 10,475 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 192 SBA-backed loans worth $250.4M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #147 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $932K | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,572 | 1,664 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.3% | +5.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $569 | $496 | $581 |
| Median household income | $89,724 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,471+6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 26,565
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $733.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10,475Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,412267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,314The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 192
- Amount
- $250.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,313,055
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,784 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 712
- Median household income
- $89,724
- Average household income
- $122,540
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,999,529
- Daytime population
- 6,397,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gainesville, GA | 82 | 31 | 4.2 | $1.2M | +11.4% | #16 of 387 |
| 2Rome, GA | 69 | 11 | 3.0 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #58 of 387 |
| 3Dalton, GA | 66 | 12 | 2.3 | $1.6M | +3.5% | #76 of 387 |
| 4Hinesville, GA | 66 | 10 | 3.3 | $1M | +12.6% | #80 of 387 |
| 5Athens-Clarke County, GA | 62 | 39 | 4.5 | $978K | +3.9% | #99 of 387 |
| 6Warner Robins, GA | 60 | 35 | 4.7 | $967K | +8.2% | #119 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 60 | 120 | 5.2 | $871K | +5.3% | #121 of 387 |
| 7Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 58 | 21 | 4.4 | $960K | +4.4% | #141 of 387 |
| 8Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 57 | 1,412 | 6.1 | $932K | +5.9% | #147 of 387 |
| 9Savannah, GA | 53 | 84 | 5.2 | $902K | +8.1% | #179 of 387 |
Other business types in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 preschools57
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,412 child care centers and preschools in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. 267 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 1,471 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. Official counts list 10,475 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.3B a year, or $569 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,412 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $932K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 6.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $932K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 1,314, against 1,412 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 57 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #147 of 387 scored metro areas.
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