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Child care centers and preschools in Randolph County, NC
The child care centers and preschools in Randolph County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #877 of 1,611 scored counties
#38 of 73 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.9M
- On child care and other personal services · $345 a household
- Spending per listing
- $765K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,516
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 child care centers and preschools in Randolph County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Randolph County comes to about $19.9M a year: $345 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 child care centers and preschools, that is $765K per center, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Randolph County was 28 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,061 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 115 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Randolph County is 48 (lower middle), #877 of 1,611 scored counties and #38 of 73 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Randolph County 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 | Randolph County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $765K | $844K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,061 | 1,639 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +2.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $345 | $463 | $581 |
| Median household income | $61,022 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 28+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 364
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 115Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,516+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,721
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 782 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $61,022+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,923
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 43,898
- Daytime population
- 126,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brunswick County, NC | 89 | 12 | 1.7 | $2.6M | +26.5% | #18 of 1,611 |
| 2Davie County, NC | 81 | 6 | 3.5 | $1.4M | +6.9% | #72 of 1,611 |
| 3Macon County, NC | 76 | 6 | 3.3 | $1.2M | +5.8% | #145 of 1,611 |
| 4Union County, NC | 76 | 47 | 5.6 | $1.1M | +11.7% | #147 of 1,611 |
| 5Lincoln County, NC | 75 | 14 | 3.8 | $1.3M | +13.2% | #156 of 1,611 |
| 6Henderson County, NC | 74 | 19 | 3.7 | $1.1M | +5.0% | #180 of 1,611 |
| 7Forsyth County, NC | 73 | 57 | 3.6 | $1.2M | +5.0% | #193 of 1,611 |
| 8Yadkin County, NC | 71 | 5 | 3.3 | $1.1M | +2.9% | #236 of 1,611 |
| 9Iredell County, NC | 71 | 43 | 5.6 | $895K | +12.9% | #247 of 1,611 |
| 10Burke County, NC | 69 | 9 | 2.5 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #277 of 1,611 |
| 38Randolph County, NC | 48 | 26 | 4.5 | $765K | +3.5% | #877 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Randolph 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 preschools48
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Randolph County, NC?
There are 26 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. Another 115 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Randolph County, NC spend on child care and other personal services?
About $19.9M a year, or $345 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $765K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,721 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, NC compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Randolph County has 4.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $765K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Randolph County would have about 20, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,061 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 149,516 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,721 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $61,022 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Randolph County scores 48 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #877 of 1,611 scored counties.
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