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Child care centers and preschools in Honolulu County, HI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Honolulu County, HI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #207 of 1,611 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 139
- 22 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- +0.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $306.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 988,703
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 139 child care centers and preschools in Honolulu County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $904 per household (56% above the U.S. average), households in Honolulu County spend about $306.2M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each center on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Honolulu County was 171 in 2023, up 0.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,982 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 433 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $975K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Honolulu County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Honolulu County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Honolulu County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #207 of 1,611 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Honolulu County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Honolulu County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,982 | 1,844 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.6% | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $904 | $862 | $581 |
| Median household income | $106,195 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 170 → 171+0.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,332
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 433Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13922 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 306The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $975K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Honolulu 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 Honolulu County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 988,703−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 338,868
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,666
- Median household income
- $106,195+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,603
- Median home value
- $897,500
- Jobs located here
- 441,980
- Daytime population
- 1,039,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Hawaii market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Hawaii for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with Honolulu County marked.
Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hawaii County, HI | 80 | 23 | 3.1 | $2.3M | +4.6% | #77 of 1,611 |
| 2Honolulu County, HI | 72 | 139 | 4.1 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #207 of 1,611 |
| 3Kauai County, HI | 64 | 13 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +0.3% | #416 of 1,611 |
| 4Maui County, HI | 58 | 39 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −2.5% | #590 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Honolulu 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 preschools72
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Honolulu County, HI?
There are 139 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Honolulu County as of September 2026. 22 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 0.6% from 2019. Official counts list 433 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Honolulu County, HI spend on child care and other personal services?
About $306.2M a year, or $904 per household. That is 56% above the U.S. average (an index of 156, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 338,868 households in Honolulu County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Honolulu County, HI compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Honolulu County has 4.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $2.2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Honolulu County would have about 306, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,982 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Honolulu County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Honolulu County at 988,703 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 338,868 households. The median household income in Honolulu County is $106,195 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Honolulu County scores 72 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #207 of 1,611 scored counties.
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