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Child care centers and preschools in Tattnall County, GA
How Tattnall County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,347 of 1,611 scored counties
#62 of 73 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $325 a household
- Spending per listing
- $355K
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,376
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Tattnall County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,347 of 1,611 scored counties and #62 of 73 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 child care centers and preschools in Tattnall County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Tattnall County spend about $2.5M a year on child care and other personal services, or $325 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $355K per center, 65% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Tattnall County classed as child care services. That is one for every 2,543 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show Tattnall County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tattnall 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 | Tattnall County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $355K | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,543 | 1,664 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $325 | $496 | $581 |
| Median household income | $50,747 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $994K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Tattnall 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 Tattnall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,376+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,630
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 481 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $50,747+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,842
- Median home value
- $140,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,585
- Daytime population
- 21,963Residents 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 |
| 62Tattnall County, GA | 30 | 7 | 9.2 | $355K | +0.2% | #1,347 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Tattnall 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 preschools30
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Tattnall County, GA?
Tattnall County has 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tattnall County, GA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $2.5M a year, or $325 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $355K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,630 households in Tattnall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tattnall County, GA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Tattnall County has 9.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $355K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Tattnall County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,543 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Tattnall County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Tattnall County at 24,376 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,630 households. The median household income in Tattnall County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Tattnall County scores 30 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,347 of 1,611 scored counties.
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