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Child care centers and preschools in Oswego County, NY
How Oswego County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #252 of 1,611 scored counties
#5 of 53 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −26.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $481 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,569
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 child care centers and preschools in Oswego County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $481 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Oswego County spend about $22.7M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 16 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.4M per center, 42% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Oswego County was 22 in 2023, down 26.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,147 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 164 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Oswego County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Oswego County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #252 of 1,611 scored counties and #5 of 53 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Oswego 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 | Oswego County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,147 | 1,150 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.7% | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $481 | $684 | $581 |
| Median household income | $69,183 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 22−26.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 164Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Oswego 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 Oswego County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,569+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 47,239
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 952 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $69,183+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,184
- Median home value
- $151,700
- Jobs located here
- 32,047
- Daytime population
- 98,594Residents 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 Oswego 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 preschools70
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Oswego County, NY?
There are 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Oswego County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 26.7% from 2019. Another 164 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Oswego County, NY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $22.7M 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 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,239 households in Oswego County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oswego County, NY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Oswego County has 3.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.4M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Oswego County would have about 23, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,147 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Oswego County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Oswego County at 118,569 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,239 households. The median household income in Oswego County is $69,183 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Oswego County scores 70 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #252 of 1,611 scored counties.
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