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Child care centers and preschools in Clermont County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Clermont County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #213 of 1,611 scored counties
#3 of 69 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
31
10 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
43
−12.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$39.4M
On child care and other personal services · $464 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
216,977
+3.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 31 child care centers and preschools in Clermont County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Households in Clermont County spend about $39.4M a year on child care and other personal services, or $464 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per center, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1M.

Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Clermont County in 2023, down 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,976 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 196 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $347K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Clermont County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clermont County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Clermont County is 72 (upper middle), #213 of 1,611 scored counties and #3 of 69 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clermont County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Clermont County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureClermont CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.65.55.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$736K$1M
Households per official establishment1,9761,7291,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.2%+6.0%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$464$407$581
Median household income$85,510$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7235

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 43−12.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
561
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
196Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$347K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Clermont 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 Clermont County

Population, 2025 estimate
216,977+3.9% since 2020
Households
84,955
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
467
Median household income
$85,510+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,780
Median home value
$266,200
Jobs located here
60,119
Daytime population
167,596Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Clermont County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH88114.5$1.3M+16.5%#24 of 1,611
2Greene County, OH74304.4$1.1M+3.7%#181 of 1,611
3Clermont County, OH72313.6$1.3M+3.9%#213 of 1,611
4Geauga County, OH70195.3$1.1M+0.3%#259 of 1,611
5Wood County, OH69193.5$1.2M+1.5%#282 of 1,611
6Warren County, OH68616.6$923K+5.7%#323 of 1,611
7Miami County, OH66194.2$963K+3.4%#371 of 1,611
8Erie County, OH6582.5$1.5M−2.9%#383 of 1,611
9Fairfield County, OH64325.3$906K+6.5%#435 of 1,611
10Hancock County, OH63113.5$1.1M+0.1%#451 of 1,611

Other business types in Clermont 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 Clermont County, OH?

Clermont County has 31 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 12.2% from 2019. Official counts list 196 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $39.4M a year, or $464 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,955 households in Clermont County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clermont County has 3.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.3M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Clermont County would have about 39, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,976 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Clermont County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Clermont County at 216,977 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,955 households. The median household income in Clermont County is $85,510 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Clermont County scores 72 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #213 of 1,611 scored counties.

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