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Child care centers and preschools in Chemung County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Chemung County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #710 of 1,611 scored counties
#39 of 53 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16M
- On child care and other personal services · $453 a household
- Spending per listing
- $998K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,415
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 child care centers and preschools in Chemung County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Chemung County spend about $16M a year on child care and other personal services, or $453 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $998K of household spending for each center on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Chemung County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 2,204 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 175 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Chemung County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Chemung County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #710 of 1,611 scored counties and #39 of 53 scored counties in New York.
How Chemung County 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 | Chemung County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $998K | $1.2M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,204 | 1,150 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $453 | $684 | $581 |
| Median household income | $63,716 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 175Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Chemung 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 Chemung County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,415−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 35,262
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,374
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,723
- Daytime population
- 81,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NY | 84 | 11 | 3.5 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #46 of 1,611 |
| 2Ontario County, NY | 77 | 21 | 4.3 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #129 of 1,611 |
| 3Cayuga County, NY | 72 | 6 | 1.9 | $2.5M | −2.3% | #206 of 1,611 |
| 4Cortland County, NY | 71 | 6 | 3.2 | $1.5M | −1.9% | #229 of 1,611 |
| 5Oswego County, NY | 70 | 16 | 3.4 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #252 of 1,611 |
| 6Niagara County, NY | 69 | 34 | 3.7 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #278 of 1,611 |
| 7Otsego County, NY | 67 | 14 | 6.0 | $789K | +3.8% | #349 of 1,611 |
| 8Herkimer County, NY | 66 | 7 | 2.7 | $1.7M | −1.4% | #352 of 1,611 |
| 9Columbia County, NY | 65 | 11 | 4.1 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #381 of 1,611 |
| 10Suffolk County, NY | 65 | 321 | 6.5 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #385 of 1,611 |
| 39Chemung County, NY | 54 | 16 | 4.5 | $998K | −3.9% | #710 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Chemung 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 preschools54
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Chemung County, NY?
Chemung County has 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) 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 175 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chemung County, NY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $16M a year, or $453 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $998K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,262 households in Chemung County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chemung County, NY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Chemung County has 4.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $998K, 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 2,204 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Chemung County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Chemung County at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in Chemung County is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Chemung County scores 54 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #710 of 1,611 scored counties.
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