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Child care centers and preschools in Talbot County, MD
How Talbot 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #765 of 1,611 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $561 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,238
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 child care centers and preschools in Talbot County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $561 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Talbot County spend about $9.2M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 9 child care centers and preschools, that is $1M per center, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Talbot County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $329K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Talbot County.
Population estimates put the population change in Talbot County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Talbot County is 52 (upper middle), #765 of 1,611 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Talbot 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 | Talbot County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $924K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,027 | 1,570 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $561 | $656 | $581 |
| Median household income | $84,811 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $329K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Talbot 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 Talbot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,238+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,433
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,276
- Median home value
- $409,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,017
- Daytime population
- 37,878Residents 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 |
| 14Talbot County, MD | 52 | 9 | 5.5 | $1M | +2.0% | #765 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Talbot 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 preschools52
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Talbot County, MD?
Talbot County has 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on child care and other personal services?
About $9.2M a year, or $561 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Talbot County has 5.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 52 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #765 of 1,611 scored counties.
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