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Child care centers and preschools in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Tangipahoa Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,279 of 1,611 scored counties
#22 of 34 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 38
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $375 a household
- Spending per listing
- $513K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,346
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Tangipahoa Parish is 33 (lower middle), #1,279 of 1,611 scored counties and #22 of 34 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Tangipahoa Parish comes to about $19.5M a year: $375 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $513K per center, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 38 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Tangipahoa Parish as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Tangipahoa Parish was 40 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,300 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show Tangipahoa Parish grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tangipahoa Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Tangipahoa Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $513K | $729K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,300 | 1,735 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +7.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $375 | $411 | $581 |
| Median household income | $56,760 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 40+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 532
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 410Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 383 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Tangipahoa Parish, 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 Tangipahoa Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,346+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 51,999
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $56,760+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,166
- Median home value
- $212,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,446
- Daytime population
- 130,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Tangipahoa Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Tammany Parish, LA | 62 | 59 | 5.6 | $913K | +5.3% | #489 of 1,611 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 56 | 29 | 5.4 | $805K | +8.5% | #667 of 1,611 |
| 3Lafourche Parish, LA | 54 | 17 | 4.5 | $900K | −2.0% | #719 of 1,611 |
| 4Bossier Parish, LA | 53 | 23 | 4.5 | $939K | +2.5% | #743 of 1,611 |
| 5Jefferson Parish, LA | 53 | 82 | 4.6 | $923K | −1.9% | #744 of 1,611 |
| 6St. Martin Parish, LA | 52 | 8 | 4.1 | $901K | −1.0% | #769 of 1,611 |
| 7St. Charles Parish, LA | 50 | 10 | 5.4 | $939K | −3.7% | #818 of 1,611 |
| 8St. Bernard Parish, LA | 47 | 9 | 5.5 | $699K | +4.1% | #904 of 1,611 |
| 9Natchitoches Parish, LA | 46 | 5 | 3.4 | $1M | −3.5% | #916 of 1,611 |
| 10Terrebonne Parish, LA | 46 | 18 | 4.3 | $906K | −4.8% | #921 of 1,611 |
| 22Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 33 | 38 | 7.3 | $513K | +5.8% | #1,279 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Tangipahoa Parish
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 preschools33
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Tangipahoa Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 child care centers and preschools in Tangipahoa Parish. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Another 410 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tangipahoa Parish, LA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $19.5M a year, or $375 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $513K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,999 households in Tangipahoa Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tangipahoa Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Tangipahoa Parish has 7.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $513K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Tangipahoa Parish would have about 20, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,300 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Tangipahoa Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Tangipahoa Parish at 141,346 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,999 households. Median household income in Tangipahoa Parish is $56,760, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. Tangipahoa Parish scores 33 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,279 of 1,611 scored counties.
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