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Child care centers and preschools in Trumbull County, OH
How Trumbull County, OH 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,146 of 1,611 scored counties
#47 of 69 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 39
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $695K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 198,972
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 child care centers and preschools in Trumbull County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $313 per household (46% below the U.S. average), households in Trumbull County spend about $27.1M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $695K per center, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Trumbull County was 33 in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,623 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 172 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $938K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Trumbull County.
Population estimates put the population change in Trumbull County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Trumbull County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,146 of 1,611 scored counties and #47 of 69 scored counties in Ohio.
How Trumbull 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 | Trumbull County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $695K | $736K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,623 | 1,729 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $313 | $407 | $581 |
| Median household income | $56,435 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 33+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 353
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 172Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 396 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $938K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 198,972−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 86,550
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 618 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 325
- Median household income
- $56,435+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,332
- Median home value
- $141,800
- Jobs located here
- 62,464
- Daytime population
- 180,610Residents 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 Trumbull 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 |
| 47Trumbull County, OH | 38 | 39 | 4.5 | $695K | −1.3% | #1,146 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Trumbull 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 preschools38
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Trumbull County, OH?
Trumbull County has 39 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Official counts list 172 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Trumbull County, OH spend on child care and other personal services?
About $27.1M a year, or $313 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $695K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,550 households in Trumbull County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Trumbull County, OH compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Trumbull 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 $695K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Trumbull County would have about 27, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,623 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Trumbull County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Trumbull County at 198,972 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 86,550 households. The median household income in Trumbull County is $56,435 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Trumbull County scores 38 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,146 of 1,611 scored counties.
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