Child care · Metro area · Oregon
Child care centers and preschools in the Bend, OR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Bend, OR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #167 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 84
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $938K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 266,376
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 child care centers and preschools in the Bend metro area. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in the Bend metro area spend about $78.8M a year on child care and other personal services, or $754 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That works out to $938K per center, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in the Bend metro area classed as child care services, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,100 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 324 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bend metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, the Bend metro area has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #167 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Bend metro area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Bend metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $938K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,100 | 1,133 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | +12.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $754 | $712 | $581 |
| Median household income | $89,788 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 730
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 324Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 844 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The 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 the Bend metro area, 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 the Bend metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 266,376+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 104,529
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 7,778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $89,788
- Average household income
- $121,236
- Median home value
- $602,600
- Jobs located here
- 104,129
- Daytime population
- 248,315Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Bend metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Corvallis, OR | 76 | 18 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +4.4% | #30 of 387 |
| 2Albany, OR | 72 | 23 | 4.5 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #46 of 387 |
| 3Salem, OR | 61 | 73 | 4.6 | $1.4M | +2.7% | #104 of 387 |
| 4Medford, OR | 58 | 50 | 5.4 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #136 of 387 |
| 5Bend, OR | 55 | 84 | 8.0 | $938K | +7.0% | #167 of 387 |
| 6Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 53 | 751 | 7.4 | $1.1M | +1.0% | #175 of 387 |
| 7Grants Pass, OR | 53 | 20 | 5.4 | $1M | −0.4% | #177 of 387 |
| 8Eugene-Springfield, OR | 47 | 85 | 5.3 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #214 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bend metro area
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 preschools55
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Bend, OR metro area?
The Bend metro area has 84 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. Official counts list 324 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bend, OR metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $78.8M a year, or $754 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $938K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,529 households in the Bend metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bend, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Bend metro area has 8.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $938K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Bend metro area would have about 79, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,100 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bend, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bend metro area at 266,376 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,529 households. The median household income in the Bend metro area is $89,788 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Bend metro area scores 55 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #167 of 387 scored metro areas.
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