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Child care centers and preschools in Allegany County, MD
How Allegany County, MD 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,273 of 1,611 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.4M
- On child care and other personal services · $343 a household
- Spending per listing
- $587K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,848
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Allegany County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,273 of 1,611 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 child care centers and preschools in Allegany County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Allegany County spend about $9.4M a year on child care and other personal services, or $343 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. That is about $587K of household spending for each center on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Allegany County in 2023. That is one for every 2,282 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegany County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Allegany County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Allegany County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $587K | $924K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,282 | 1,570 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $343 | $656 | $581 |
| Median household income | $59,603 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,848−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,382
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,712
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,839
- Daytime population
- 68,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 77 | 15 | 7.5 | $920K | +8.8% | #136 of 1,611 |
| 2Worcester County, MD | 74 | 12 | 5.0 | $1.1M | +3.7% | #184 of 1,611 |
| 3Cecil County, MD | 72 | 20 | 4.9 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #218 of 1,611 |
| 4Harford County, MD | 71 | 60 | 5.9 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #237 of 1,611 |
| 5Anne Arundel County, MD | 71 | 152 | 6.8 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #238 of 1,611 |
| 6Charles County, MD | 70 | 42 | 6.9 | $1.1M | +5.9% | #260 of 1,611 |
| 7Washington County, MD | 67 | 30 | 5.0 | $944K | +2.0% | #343 of 1,611 |
| 8Frederick County, MD | 67 | 88 | 8.4 | $889K | +11.0% | #346 of 1,611 |
| 9St. Mary’s County, MD | 64 | 31 | 7.3 | $998K | +2.4% | #428 of 1,611 |
| 10Prince George’s County, MD | 60 | 208 | 6.0 | $1M | +0.5% | #537 of 1,611 |
| 21Allegany County, MD | 33 | 16 | 5.8 | $587K | −1.6% | #1,273 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Allegany 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 preschools33
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Allegany County, MD?
Allegany County has 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on child care and other personal services?
About $9.4M a year, or $343 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $587K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, MD compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Allegany County has 5.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $587K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Allegany County would have about 9, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,282 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 33 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,273 of 1,611 scored counties.
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