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Child care centers and preschools in Greene County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Greene County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #446 of 1,611 scored counties
#15 of 53 scored counties in New York

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.4M
On child care and other personal services · $554 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,238
−1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 child care centers and preschools in Greene County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

At $554 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $10.4M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $1.3M per center, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Greene County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,867 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Greene County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #446 of 1,611 scored counties and #15 of 53 scored counties in New York.

How Greene 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.

Child care and preschools in Greene County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.35.75.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.2M$1M
Households per official establishment1,8671,1501,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.0%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$554$684$581
Median household income$77,945$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
43Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,238−1.1% since 2020
Households
18,674
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$77,945+45.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,545
Median home value
$271,600
Jobs located here
14,070
Daytime population
41,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in New York, with Greene County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NY84113.5$1.6M+2.7%#46 of 1,611
2Ontario County, NY77214.3$1.3M+0.6%#129 of 1,611
3Cayuga County, NY7261.9$2.5M−2.3%#206 of 1,611
4Cortland County, NY7163.2$1.5M−1.9%#229 of 1,611
5Oswego County, NY70163.4$1.4M+1.0%#252 of 1,611
6Niagara County, NY69343.7$1.3M−1.5%#278 of 1,611
7Otsego County, NY67146.0$789K+3.8%#349 of 1,611
8Herkimer County, NY6672.7$1.7M−1.4%#352 of 1,611
9Columbia County, NY65114.1$1.6M−2.1%#381 of 1,611
10Suffolk County, NY653216.5$1.4M+1.6%#385 of 1,611
15Greene County, NY6384.3$1.3M−1.1%#446 of 1,611

Other business types in Greene County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Greene County, NY?

There are 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 43 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Greene County, NY spend on child care and other personal services?

About $10.4M a year, or $554 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,674 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, NY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Greene County has 4.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Greene County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,867 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 47,238 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,674 households. The median household income in Greene County is $77,945 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.4% 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. Greene County scores 63 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #446 of 1,611 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Greene County

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