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Child care centers and preschools in Oldham County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Oldham County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #61 of 1,611 scored counties
#1 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On child care and other personal services · $738 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,986
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Oldham County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #61 of 1,611 scored counties and #1 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for child care centers and preschools.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 child care centers and preschools in Oldham County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 30%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Oldham County comes to about $17M a year: $738 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.7M per center, 70% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Oldham County in 2023. That is one for every 1,919 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Oldham County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oldham County 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 | Oldham County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $849K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,919 | 1,962 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $738 | $405 | $581 |
| Median household income | $122,497 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Oldham 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 Oldham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,986+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,025
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 187 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $122,497+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $162,241
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,264
- Daytime population
- 52,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Oldham County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 82 | 10 | 4.3 | $1.7M | +4.9% | #61 of 1,611 |
| 2Shelby County, KY | 78 | 8 | 4.3 | $1.1M | +6.2% | #123 of 1,611 |
| 3Scott County, KY | 74 | 9 | 4.0 | $1.3M | +8.2% | #175 of 1,611 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 71 | 12 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +5.0% | #233 of 1,611 |
| 5Jessamine County, KY | 62 | 8 | 4.0 | $1.1M | +7.8% | #482 of 1,611 |
| 6Warren County, KY | 62 | 27 | 4.9 | $827K | +10.6% | #493 of 1,611 |
| 7Pike County, KY | 59 | 5 | 2.1 | $1.5M | −6.4% | #562 of 1,611 |
| 8Nelson County, KY | 58 | 11 | 5.7 | $690K | +4.8% | #617 of 1,611 |
| 9Hardin County, KY | 57 | 19 | 4.3 | $972K | +2.4% | #629 of 1,611 |
| 10Kenton County, KY | 57 | 36 | 5.3 | $940K | +3.9% | #632 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Oldham 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 preschools82
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Oldham County, KY?
There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Oldham County as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Oldham County, KY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $17M a year, or $738 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,025 households in Oldham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oldham County, KY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Oldham County has 4.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.7M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Oldham County would have about 17, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,919 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Oldham County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Oldham County at 70,986 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,025 households. The median household income in Oldham County is $122,497 a year, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Oldham County scores 82 for child care centers and preschools (high), #61 of 1,611 scored counties.
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