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Child care centers and preschools in White County, GA

How White 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #734 of 1,611 scored counties
#36 of 73 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On child care and other personal services · $391 a household
Spending per listing
$525K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,802
+6.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 child care centers and preschools in White County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

At $391 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in White County spend about $4.2M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $525K of household spending for each center on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in White County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,576 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $904K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in White County.

Population estimates put the population change in White County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, White County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #734 of 1,611 scored counties and #36 of 73 scored counties in Georgia.

How White 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 White County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWhite CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.55.65.8
Spending per listing$525K$888K$1M
Households per official establishment3,5761,6641,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$391$496$581
Median household income$70,666$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5457

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$904K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in White 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 White County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,802+6.0% since 2020
Households
10,729
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
241 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$70,666+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,243
Median home value
$278,900
Jobs located here
9,604
Daytime population
25,781Residents 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 White 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
36White County, GA5487.5$525K+6.0%#734 of 1,611

Other business types in White 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 White County, GA?

There are 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings in White County 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 also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.2M a year, or $391 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $525K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,729 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.

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

White County has 7.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $525K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, White County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,576 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is White County, GA growing?

Population estimates put White County at 29,802 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,729 households. The median household income in White County is $70,666 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. White County scores 54 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #734 of 1,611 scored counties.

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