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Child care centers and preschools in the Summerville, GA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Summerville, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On child care and other personal services · $294 a household
Spending per listing
$898K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,300
+1.5% 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 the Summerville area comes to about $2.7M a year: $294 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. That is about $898K of household spending for each center on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Summerville area as of September 2026. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Summerville area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,308 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $225K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Summerville area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Summerville area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, the Summerville area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Summerville 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.

Child care and preschools in Summerville, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureSummerville areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.35.65.8
Spending per listing$898K$888K$1M
Households per official establishment1,3081,6641,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$294$496$581
Median household income$50,285$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$225K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Summerville 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 Summerville area

Population, 2025 estimate
25,300+1.5% since 2020
Households
9,154
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
313 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$50,285+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,112
Median home value
$115,600
Jobs located here
4,787
Daytime population
19,276Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Summerville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA8793.2$1.7M+29.3%#6 of 454
2Calhoun, GA8183.7$1.1M+6.9%#16 of 454
3Cornelia, GA7463.6$1.1M+9.3%#49 of 454
4Kingsland, GA7383.7$1.1M+9.5%#53 of 454
5Statesboro, GA59154.3$859K+8.0%#159 of 454
6Cedartown, GA5895.7$628K+6.0%#169 of 454
7Toccoa, GA5554.8$651K+3.8%#192 of 454
8Waycross, GA52104.9$665K+3.0%#217 of 454
9Douglas, GA4884.3$768K+2.9%#243 of 454
10Thomaston, GA4865.7$642K+2.7%#248 of 454
Summerville, GANot scored33.3$898K+1.5%

Other business types in the Summerville area

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

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in the Summerville, GA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in the Summerville area. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Summerville, GA area spend on child care and other personal services?

About $2.7M a year, or $294 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $898K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,154 households in the Summerville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Summerville area has 3.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $898K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,308 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is the Summerville, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Summerville area at 25,300 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,154 households. Median household income in the Summerville area is $50,285, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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 Summerville area has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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