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Child care centers and preschools in Herkimer County, NY
The child care centers and preschools in Herkimer County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #352 of 1,611 scored counties
#8 of 53 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $452 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $452 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Herkimer County spend about $11.6M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each center on map listings, 66% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Herkimer County has 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Herkimer County classed as child care services. That is one for every 2,145 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Herkimer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Herkimer County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #352 of 1,611 scored counties and #8 of 53 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Herkimer 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.2M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,145 | 1,150 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $452 | $684 | $581 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 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 Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents 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 |
Other business types in Herkimer 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 preschools66
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Herkimer County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 child care centers and preschools in Herkimer County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 69 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Herkimer County, NY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $11.6M a year, or $452 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Herkimer County has 2.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.7M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 12, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,145 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer County scores 66 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #352 of 1,611 scored counties.
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