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Child care centers and preschools in Dooly County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Dooly County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.5M
On child care and other personal services · $377 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,156
−0.1% 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

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Dooly County comes to about $1.5M a year: $377 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each center on map listings.

There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Dooly County as of September 2026. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Dooly County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Dooly County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, Dooly County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dooly 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 Dooly County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDooly CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.55.65.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$888K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6641,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$377$496$581
Median household income$60,987$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Dooly 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 Dooly County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,156−0.1% since 2020
Households
4,031
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$60,987+63.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,968
Median home value
$107,400
Jobs located here
3,244
Daytime population
10,868Residents 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 Dooly 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
Dooly County, GANot scored12.5$1.5M−0.1%

Other business types in Dooly 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 Dooly County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 child care center or preschool in Dooly County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Dooly County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.5M a year, or $377 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,031 households in Dooly County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dooly County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Dooly County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Dooly County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dooly County at 11,156 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. Median household income in Dooly County is $60,987, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 63.3%, 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. Dooly County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Dooly County

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