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Child care centers and preschools in Bacon County, GA

The child care centers and preschools in Bacon County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On child care and other personal services · $288 a household
Spending per listing
$303K
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,070
−0.4% since 2020

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Survey 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 4 child care centers and preschools in Bacon County. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Bacon County comes to about $1.2M a year: $288 per household, 50% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 child care centers and preschools, that is $303K per center, 70% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Bacon County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,401 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bacon County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Bacon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bacon County 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.

Child care and preschools in Bacon County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBacon CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.55.65.8
Spending per listing$303K$888K$1M
Households per official establishment1,4011,6641,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$288$496$581
Median household income$44,694$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$659K
One-person businesses, 2023
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Bacon 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 Bacon County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,070−0.4% since 2020
Households
4,204
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
284 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$44,694+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,783
Median home value
$101,400
Jobs located here
4,798
Daytime population
11,515Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bacon County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dawson County, GA8754.3$1.3M+30.7%#28 of 1,611
2Jackson County, GA8693.2$1.7M+29.3%#31 of 1,611
3Coweta County, GA86213.7$1.5M+9.2%#33 of 1,611
4Hall County, GA84314.2$1.2M+11.4%#48 of 1,611
5Effingham County, GA8372.9$1.7M+14.1%#53 of 1,611
6Forsyth County, GA83546.1$1.4M+11.8%#55 of 1,611
7Bartow County, GA82143.4$1.4M+10.5%#65 of 1,611
8Cherokee County, GA80525.1$1.3M+11.6%#85 of 1,611
9Paulding County, GA78294.8$1.1M+12.7%#122 of 1,611
10Newton County, GA77143.4$1.2M+11.2%#131 of 1,611
Bacon County, GANot scored49.5$303K−0.4%

Other business types in Bacon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Bacon County, GA?

There are 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Bacon County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Bacon County, GA spend on child care and other personal services?

About $1.2M a year, or $288 per household. That is 50% below the U.S. average (an index of 50, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $303K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,204 households in Bacon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bacon County, GA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Bacon County has 9.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $303K, 70% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Bacon County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,401 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Bacon County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bacon County at 11,070 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,204 households. The median household income in Bacon County is $44,694 a year, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.1% 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. Bacon County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Bacon 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 Bacon County

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