Child care · Small-town market · New York
Child care centers and preschools in the Batavia, NY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Batavia, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #90 of 454 scored small-town markets
#6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On child care and other personal services · $481 a household
- Spending per listing
- $997K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,416
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in the Batavia area comes to about $12M a year: $481 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $997K of household spending for each center on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Batavia area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Batavia area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,487 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Batavia area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Batavia area is 68 (upper middle), #90 of 454 scored small-town markets and #6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Batavia area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Batavia area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $997K | $1.2M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,487 | 1,150 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $481 | $684 | $581 |
| Median household income | $73,314 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Batavia 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 Batavia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,416+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,873
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 117
- Median household income
- $73,314+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,146
- Median home value
- $170,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,039
- Daytime population
- 52,508Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monticello, NY | 90 | 11 | 3.5 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #1 of 454 |
| 2Oneonta, NY | 76 | 14 | 6.0 | $789K | +3.8% | #37 of 454 |
| 3Auburn, NY | 75 | 6 | 1.9 | $2.5M | −2.3% | #38 of 454 |
| 4Cortland, NY | 75 | 6 | 3.2 | $1.5M | −1.9% | #42 of 454 |
| 5Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 69 | 19 | 3.6 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #80 of 454 |
| 6Batavia, NY | 68 | 12 | 4.8 | $997K | +0.2% | #90 of 454 |
| 7Hudson, NY | 67 | 11 | 4.1 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #94 of 454 |
| 8Amsterdam, NY | 67 | 9 | 4.6 | $994K | +1.1% | #98 of 454 |
| 9Olean, NY | 66 | 9 | 2.8 | $1.4M | −2.1% | #103 of 454 |
| 10Gloversville, NY | 60 | 9 | 3.9 | $1.1M | −1.6% | #142 of 454 |
Other business types in the Batavia 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 preschools68
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Batavia, NY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 child care centers and preschools in the Batavia area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Batavia, NY area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $12M a year, or $481 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $997K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,873 households in the Batavia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Batavia, NY area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Batavia area has 4.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $997K, in line with 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 2,487 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Batavia, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Batavia area at 58,416 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,873 households. Median household income in the Batavia area is $73,314, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.1%, 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. 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 Batavia area scores 68 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #90 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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