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Child care centers and preschools in Chenango County, NY
The child care centers and preschools in Chenango County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,262 of 1,611 scored counties
#52 of 53 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $411 a household
- Spending per listing
- $817K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,715
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Chenango County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,262 of 1,611 scored counties and #52 of 53 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 child care centers and preschools in Chenango County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Chenango County spend about $8.2M a year on child care and other personal services, or $411 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 child care centers and preschools, that is $817K per center, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Chenango County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,326 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show Chenango County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chenango 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 | Chenango County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $817K | $1.2M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,326 | 1,150 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $411 | $684 | $581 |
| Median household income | $62,948 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Chenango 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 Chenango County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,715−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,890
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 893 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $62,948+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,321
- Median home value
- $137,900
- Jobs located here
- 17,111
- Daytime population
- 43,231Residents 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 |
| 52Chenango County, NY | 33 | 10 | 5.0 | $817K | −2.9% | #1,262 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Chenango 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 Chenango County, NY?
There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Chenango County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chenango County, NY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $8.2M a year, or $411 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $817K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,890 households in Chenango County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chenango County, NY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Chenango County has 5.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $817K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Chenango County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,326 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Chenango County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Chenango County at 45,715 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,890 households. The median household income in Chenango County is $62,948 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Chenango County scores 33 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,262 of 1,611 scored counties.
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