Child care · Metro area · North Carolina
Child care centers and preschools in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area
The child care centers and preschools in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #297 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 183
- 18 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 210
- +0.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $129.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $409 a household
- Spending per listing
- $708K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 805,945
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Greensboro-High Point metro area is 35 (lower middle), #297 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 183 child care centers and preschools in the Greensboro-High Point metro area. 18 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $409 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in the Greensboro-High Point metro area spend about $129.6M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 183 child care centers and preschools, that is $708K per center, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 210 businesses with payroll in the Greensboro-High Point metro area classed as child care services, up 0.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,510 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Greensboro-High Point metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Greensboro-High Point metro area grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Greensboro-High Point metro area compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Greensboro-High Point metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $708K | $844K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,510 | 1,639 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $409 | $463 | $581 |
| Median household income | $65,565 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 210+0.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,951
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $74.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 946Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Greensboro-High Point metro area, 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 the Greensboro-High Point metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 805,945+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 317,045
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,994 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 394
- Median household income
- $65,565+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,179
- Median home value
- $231,000
- Jobs located here
- 363,740
- Daytime population
- 805,439Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Greensboro-High Point metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wilmington, NC | 73 | 90 | 4.5 | $1M | +15.9% | #41 of 387 |
| 2Winston-Salem, NC | 67 | 108 | 3.8 | $1.1M | +5.3% | #73 of 387 |
| 3Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 65 | 570 | 5.3 | $1M | +10.1% | #87 of 387 |
| 4Asheville, NC | 61 | 79 | 4.9 | $917K | +3.6% | #114 of 387 |
| 5Burlington, NC | 59 | 24 | 3.4 | $1.1M | +8.5% | #126 of 387 |
| 6Raleigh-Cary, NC | 58 | 395 | 6.9 | $907K | +12.6% | #142 of 387 |
| 7Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 54 | 61 | 4.1 | $902K | +3.2% | #173 of 387 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 52 | 387 | 5.5 | $925K | +0.9% | #184 of 387 |
| 8Jacksonville, NC | 50 | 33 | 4.4 | $863K | +6.0% | #194 of 387 |
| 9Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 48 | 169 | 6.8 | $822K | +7.5% | #211 of 387 |
| 11Greensboro-High Point, NC | 35 | 183 | 5.8 | $708K | +4.1% | #297 of 387 |
Other business types in the Greensboro-High Point metro area
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 preschools35
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area?
The Greensboro-High Point metro area has 183 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 210 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 0.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 946 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $129.6M a year, or $409 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $708K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 317,045 households in the Greensboro-High Point metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Greensboro-High Point metro area has 5.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $708K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Greensboro-High Point metro area would have about 129, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,510 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greensboro-High Point metro area at 805,945 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 317,045 households. The median household income in the Greensboro-High Point metro area is $65,565 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. The Greensboro-High Point metro area scores 35 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #297 of 387 scored metro areas.
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