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Child care centers and preschools in Warren County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #323 of 1,611 scored counties
#6 of 69 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
61
15 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
48
+2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$56.3M
On child care and other personal services · $612 a household
Spending per listing
$923K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
257,181
+5.7% 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

Households in Warren County spend about $56.3M a year on child care and other personal services, or $612 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $923K per center, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

Warren County has 61 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 25%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as child care services, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,918 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 267 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Warren County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Warren County is 68 (upper middle), #323 of 1,611 scored counties and #6 of 69 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Warren 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 Warren County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.65.55.8
Spending per listing$923K$736K$1M
Households per official establishment1,9181,7291,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.1%+6.0%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$612$407$581
Median household income$110,132$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47 → 48+2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
781
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
267Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6115 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
257,181+5.7% since 2020
Households
92,052
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
623
Median household income
$110,132+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,201
Median home value
$349,400
Jobs located here
104,407
Daytime population
237,685Residents 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 Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 child care centers and preschools in Warren County. 15 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019. Another 267 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $56.3M a year, or $612 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $923K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,052 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 6.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $923K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Warren County would have about 56, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,918 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 257,181 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,052 households. Median household income in Warren County is $110,132, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Warren County scores 68 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #323 of 1,611 scored counties.

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