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Child care centers and preschools in Barrow County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Barrow County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #301 of 1,611 scored counties
#20 of 73 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $439 a household
- Spending per listing
- $845K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,773
- +18.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Barrow County comes to about $13.5M a year: $439 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $845K of household spending for each center on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Barrow County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Barrow County in 2023. That is one for every 2,566 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 125 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Barrow County grew 18.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Barrow County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #301 of 1,611 scored counties and #20 of 73 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Barrow 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.
| Measure | Barrow County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $845K | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,566 | 1,664 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $439 | $496 | $581 |
| Median household income | $80,653 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 125Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Barrow 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 Barrow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,773+18.7% since 2020
- Households
- 30,789
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $80,653+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,651
- Median home value
- $294,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,333
- Daytime population
- 69,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dawson County, GA | 87 | 5 | 4.3 | $1.3M | +30.7% | #28 of 1,611 |
| 2Jackson County, GA | 86 | 9 | 3.2 | $1.7M | +29.3% | #31 of 1,611 |
| 3Coweta County, GA | 86 | 21 | 3.7 | $1.5M | +9.2% | #33 of 1,611 |
| 4Hall County, GA | 84 | 31 | 4.2 | $1.2M | +11.4% | #48 of 1,611 |
| 5Effingham County, GA | 83 | 7 | 2.9 | $1.7M | +14.1% | #53 of 1,611 |
| 6Forsyth County, GA | 83 | 54 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +11.8% | #55 of 1,611 |
| 7Bartow County, GA | 82 | 14 | 3.4 | $1.4M | +10.5% | #65 of 1,611 |
| 8Cherokee County, GA | 80 | 52 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +11.6% | #85 of 1,611 |
| 9Paulding County, GA | 78 | 29 | 4.8 | $1.1M | +12.7% | #122 of 1,611 |
| 10Newton County, GA | 77 | 14 | 3.4 | $1.2M | +11.2% | #131 of 1,611 |
| 20Barrow County, GA | 69 | 16 | 5.2 | $845K | +18.7% | #301 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Barrow 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 preschools69
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Barrow County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 child care centers and preschools in Barrow County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 125 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Barrow County, GA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $13.5M a year, or $439 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $845K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,789 households in Barrow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barrow County, GA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Barrow County has 5.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $845K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Barrow County would have about 14, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,566 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Barrow County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Barrow County at 99,773 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,789 households. Median household income in Barrow County is $80,653, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Barrow County scores 69 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #301 of 1,611 scored counties.
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