Child care · Small-town market · Mississippi
Child care centers and preschools in the McComb, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the McComb, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #451 of 454 scored small-town markets
#13 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $361K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,640
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, the McComb area has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #451 of 454 scored small-town markets and #13 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the McComb area spend about $6.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $302 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That works out to $361K per center, 64% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 17 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the McComb area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the McComb area classed as child care services. That is one for every 923 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show the McComb area declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the McComb area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | McComb area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $361K | $591K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 923 | 1,418 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $302 | $369 | $581 |
| Median household income | $44,597 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22
- Employees, 2023
- 153
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 226Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 McComb 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 McComb area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,640−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,297
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $44,597
- Average household income
- $63,471
- Median home value
- $115,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,368
- Daytime population
- 49,992Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the McComb area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford, MS | 78 | 11 | 4.6 | $943K | +5.3% | #30 of 454 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 56 | 12 | 4.6 | $786K | +0.8% | #182 of 454 |
| 3Picayune, MS | 47 | 15 | 6.9 | $532K | +5.6% | #261 of 454 |
| 4Laurel, MS | 40 | 14 | 4.4 | $751K | −1.5% | #315 of 454 |
| 5Brookhaven, MS | 28 | 10 | 7.6 | $458K | +0.5% | #393 of 454 |
| 6Tupelo, MS | 28 | 47 | 9.1 | $421K | +0.8% | #394 of 454 |
| 7Vicksburg, MS | 26 | 16 | 9.5 | $435K | −6.3% | #404 of 454 |
| 8Natchez, MS-LA | 23 | 11 | 5.3 | $596K | −0.9% | #411 of 454 |
| 9Meridian, MS | 22 | 22 | 6.3 | $530K | −3.2% | #418 of 454 |
| 10Columbus, MS | 12 | 29 | 10.8 | $316K | −2.7% | #444 of 454 |
| 13McComb, MS | 6 | 17 | 8.4 | $361K | −2.6% | #451 of 454 |
Other business types in the McComb 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 preschools6
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the McComb, MS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 child care centers and preschools in the McComb area. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 226 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the McComb, MS area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $6.1M a year, or $302 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $361K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,297 households in the McComb area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McComb, MS area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The McComb area has 8.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $361K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the McComb area would have about 6, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 923 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the McComb, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the McComb area at 52,640 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,297 households. Median household income in the McComb area is $44,597, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 McComb area scores 6 for child care centers and preschools (very low), #451 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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