Child care · Metro area · Oregon
Child care centers and preschools in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area
How the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #214 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 85
- 7 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 130
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $583 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 381,584
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in the Eugene-Springfield metro area comes to about $93.5M a year: $583 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per center, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 85 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Eugene-Springfield metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 130 businesses with payroll in the Eugene-Springfield metro area classed as child care services, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,234 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 446 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $984K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Eugene-Springfield metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Eugene-Springfield metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Eugene-Springfield metro area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #214 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Eugene-Springfield 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 | Eugene-Springfield metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,234 | 1,133 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.4% | +12.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $583 | $712 | $581 |
| Median household income | $71,544 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 130+2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 446Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 857 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $984K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Eugene-Springfield 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 Eugene-Springfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 381,584−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 160,445
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $71,544+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,524
- Median home value
- $430,600
- Jobs located here
- 156,880
- Daytime population
- 382,221Residents 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 Eugene-Springfield 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 Eugene-Springfield 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 preschools47
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 85 child care centers and preschools in the Eugene-Springfield metro area. 7 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts list 446 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $93.5M a year, or $583 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 160,445 households in the Eugene-Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Eugene-Springfield metro area 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, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Eugene-Springfield metro area would have about 93, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,234 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Eugene-Springfield metro area at 381,584 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 160,445 households. Median household income in the Eugene-Springfield metro area is $71,544, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. The Eugene-Springfield metro area scores 47 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #214 of 387 scored metro areas.
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