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Child care centers and preschools in Warren County, NY

How Warren 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #978 of 1,611 scored counties
#48 of 53 scored counties in New York

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.1M
On child care and other personal services · $568 a household
Spending per listing
$744K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,020
−0.9% 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

Households in Warren County spend about $17.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $568 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $744K of household spending for each center on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 23 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,586 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Warren County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #978 of 1,611 scored counties and #48 of 53 scored counties in New York.

How Warren 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 Warren County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.65.75.8
Spending per listing$744K$1.2M$1M
Households per official establishment1,5861,1501,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.0%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$568$684$581
Median household income$78,442$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4450

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 19
Employees, 2023
169
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
46Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,020−0.9% since 2020
Households
30,133
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
867 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$78,442+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,475
Median home value
$267,400
Jobs located here
34,221
Daytime population
69,870Residents 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 Warren 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
48Warren County, NY44237.6$744K−0.9%#978 of 1,611

Other business types in Warren 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 Warren County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 child care centers and preschools in Warren County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $17.1M a year, or $568 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $744K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,133 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 7.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $744K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Warren County would have about 17, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,586 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 65,020 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,133 households. Median household income in Warren County is $78,442, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Warren County scores 44 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #978 of 1,611 scored counties.

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