Child care · Small-town market · Georgia
Child care centers and preschools in the Jefferson, GA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Jefferson, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #6 of 454 scored small-town markets
#1 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On child care and other personal services · $524 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,265
- +29.3% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, the Jefferson area has a Groundwork market score of 87 (high): #6 of 454 scored small-town markets and #1 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for child care centers and preschools.
Households in the Jefferson area spend about $14.9M a year on child care and other personal services, or $524 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per center, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Jefferson area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Jefferson area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Jefferson area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jefferson area grew 29.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Jefferson 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 | Jefferson area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,185 | 1,664 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +29.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $524 | $496 | $581 |
| Median household income | $89,544 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 253
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Jefferson 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 Jefferson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,265+29.3% since 2020
- Households
- 28,402
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $89,544+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,650
- Median home value
- $345,000
- Jobs located here
- 45,774
- Daytime population
- 93,828Residents 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 preschools87
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Jefferson, GA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 child care centers and preschools in the Jefferson area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Jefferson, GA area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $14.9M a year, or $524 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,402 households in the Jefferson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jefferson, GA area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Jefferson area has 3.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.7M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Jefferson area would have about 15, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Jefferson, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Jefferson area at 99,265 people in 2025, up 29.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,402 households. Median household income in the Jefferson area is $89,544, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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 Jefferson area scores 87 for child care centers and preschools (high), #6 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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