Child care · Small-town market · Kentucky
Child care centers and preschools in the Glasgow, KY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Glasgow, KY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 454 scored small-town markets
#7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $320 a household
- Spending per listing
- $644K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,224
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 child care centers and preschools in the Glasgow area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in the Glasgow area spend about $7.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $320 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 child care centers and preschools, that is $644K per center, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Glasgow area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,529 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Glasgow area grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Glasgow area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #184 of 454 scored small-town markets and #7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Glasgow area compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Glasgow area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $644K | $849K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,529 | 1,962 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $320 | $405 | $581 |
| Median household income | $50,729 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Glasgow 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 Glasgow area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,224+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 22,117
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $50,729+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,979
- Median home value
- $165,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,233
- Daytime population
- 50,485Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Glasgow area?
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Glasgow area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, KY | 64 | 16 | 4.9 | $800K | +3.1% | #117 of 454 |
| 2Danville, KY | 60 | 7 | 3.2 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #143 of 454 |
| 3Richmond-Berea, KY | 59 | 26 | 5.2 | $707K | +7.0% | #162 of 454 |
| 4Henderson, KY | 57 | 6 | 2.6 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #170 of 454 |
| 5Corbin, KY | 57 | 13 | 2.3 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #171 of 454 |
| 6Pikeville, KY | 56 | 10 | 2.6 | $1.2M | −5.4% | #178 of 454 |
| 7Glasgow, KY | 56 | 11 | 5.0 | $644K | +2.6% | #184 of 454 |
| 8Mayfield, KY | 54 | 5 | 3.5 | $968K | +1.4% | #197 of 454 |
| 9Madisonville, KY | 48 | 8 | 4.3 | $760K | −0.5% | #244 of 454 |
| 10Murray, KY | 44 | 8 | 5.2 | $629K | +4.9% | #282 of 454 |
Other business types in the Glasgow 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 preschools56
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Glasgow, KY area?
The Glasgow area has 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Glasgow, KY area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $7.1M a year, or $320 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $644K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,117 households in the Glasgow area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Glasgow, KY area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Glasgow area has 5.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $644K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Glasgow area would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,529 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Glasgow, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Glasgow area at 56,224 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,117 households. The median household income in the Glasgow area is $50,729 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. 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 Glasgow area scores 56 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #184 of 454 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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