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Child care centers and preschools in St. Lawrence County, NY
How St. Lawrence 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #888 of 1,611 scored counties
#45 of 53 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $447 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,488
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in St. Lawrence County comes to about $18.6M a year: $447 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each center on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 18 child care centers and preschools on map listings in St. Lawrence County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in St. Lawrence County in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,543 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 132 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show St. Lawrence County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in St. Lawrence County is 47 (lower middle), #888 of 1,611 scored counties and #45 of 53 scored counties in New York.
How St. Lawrence 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 | St. Lawrence County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.2M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,543 | 1,150 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $447 | $684 | $581 |
| Median household income | $62,850 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 27+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 191
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 132Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,488−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 41,666
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,680 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $62,850+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,668
- Median home value
- $121,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,561
- Daytime population
- 102,579Residents 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 |
| 45St. Lawrence County, NY | 47 | 18 | 4.3 | $1M | −2.5% | #888 of 1,611 |
Other business types in St. Lawrence 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 preschools47
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in St. Lawrence County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 child care centers and preschools in St. Lawrence County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Official counts list 132 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Lawrence County, NY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $18.6M a year, or $447 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,666 households in St. Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lawrence County, NY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
St. Lawrence 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 $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, St. Lawrence County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,543 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Lawrence County, NY growing?
Population estimates put St. Lawrence County at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in St. Lawrence County is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. St. Lawrence County scores 47 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #888 of 1,611 scored counties.
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