Child care · Small-town market · Georgia
Child care centers and preschools in the Cornelia, GA area
The child care centers and preschools in the Cornelia, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #49 of 454 scored small-town markets
#3 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,416
- +9.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Cornelia area spend about $6.8M a year on child care and other personal services, or $407 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each center on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
The Cornelia area has 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Cornelia area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,861 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Cornelia area grew 9.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cornelia area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #49 of 454 scored small-town markets and #3 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Cornelia 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 | Cornelia area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,861 | 1,664 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $407 | $496 | $581 |
| Median household income | $67,309 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Cornelia 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 Cornelia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,416+9.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,753
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $67,309+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,702
- Median home value
- $238,300
- Jobs located here
- 13,258
- Daytime population
- 41,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Cornelia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 87 | 9 | 3.2 | $1.7M | +29.3% | #6 of 454 |
| 2Calhoun, GA | 81 | 8 | 3.7 | $1.1M | +6.9% | #16 of 454 |
| 3Cornelia, GA | 74 | 6 | 3.6 | $1.1M | +9.3% | #49 of 454 |
| 4Kingsland, GA | 73 | 8 | 3.7 | $1.1M | +9.5% | #53 of 454 |
| 5Statesboro, GA | 59 | 15 | 4.3 | $859K | +8.0% | #159 of 454 |
| 6Cedartown, GA | 58 | 9 | 5.7 | $628K | +6.0% | #169 of 454 |
| 7Toccoa, GA | 55 | 5 | 4.8 | $651K | +3.8% | #192 of 454 |
| 8Waycross, GA | 52 | 10 | 4.9 | $665K | +3.0% | #217 of 454 |
| 9Douglas, GA | 48 | 8 | 4.3 | $768K | +2.9% | #243 of 454 |
| 10Thomaston, GA | 48 | 6 | 5.7 | $642K | +2.7% | #248 of 454 |
Other business types in the Cornelia 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 preschools74
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Cornelia, GA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 child care centers and preschools in the Cornelia area. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 58 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Cornelia, GA area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $6.8M a year, or $407 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,753 households in the Cornelia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cornelia, GA area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Cornelia area has 3.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Cornelia area would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,861 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Cornelia, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Cornelia area at 50,416 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,753 households. Median household income in the Cornelia area is $67,309, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cornelia area scores 74 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #49 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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