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Child care centers and preschools in Geauga County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Geauga County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #259 of 1,611 scored counties
#4 of 69 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $604 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 95,676
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Geauga County spend about $21.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $604 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each center on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Geauga County has 19 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 16%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Geauga County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,387 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $640K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Geauga County.
Population estimates show Geauga County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Geauga County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #259 of 1,611 scored counties and #4 of 69 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Geauga 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.
| Measure | Geauga County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $736K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,387 | 1,729 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $604 | $407 | $581 |
| Median household income | $107,860 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $640K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Geauga 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 Geauga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 95,676+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 35,807
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 400 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 238
- Median household income
- $107,860+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,932
- Median home value
- $331,100
- Jobs located here
- 35,030
- Daytime population
- 88,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Geauga County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 88 | 11 | 4.5 | $1.3M | +16.5% | #24 of 1,611 |
| 2Greene County, OH | 74 | 30 | 4.4 | $1.1M | +3.7% | #181 of 1,611 |
| 3Clermont County, OH | 72 | 31 | 3.6 | $1.3M | +3.9% | #213 of 1,611 |
| 4Geauga County, OH | 70 | 19 | 5.3 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #259 of 1,611 |
| 5Wood County, OH | 69 | 19 | 3.5 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #282 of 1,611 |
| 6Warren County, OH | 68 | 61 | 6.6 | $923K | +5.7% | #323 of 1,611 |
| 7Miami County, OH | 66 | 19 | 4.2 | $963K | +3.4% | #371 of 1,611 |
| 8Erie County, OH | 65 | 8 | 2.5 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #383 of 1,611 |
| 9Fairfield County, OH | 64 | 32 | 5.3 | $906K | +6.5% | #435 of 1,611 |
| 10Hancock County, OH | 63 | 11 | 3.5 | $1.1M | +0.1% | #451 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Geauga 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 preschools70
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Geauga County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 child care centers and preschools in Geauga County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Geauga County, OH spend on child care and other personal services?
About $21.6M a year, or $604 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,807 households in Geauga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Geauga County, OH compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Geauga County has 5.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Geauga County would have about 22, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,387 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Geauga County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Geauga County at 95,676 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,807 households. Median household income in Geauga County is $107,860, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. Geauga County scores 70 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #259 of 1,611 scored counties.
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