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Child care centers and preschools in Multnomah County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Multnomah County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #999 of 1,611 scored counties
#25 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 299
- 24 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 393
- +1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $278.4M
- On child care and other personal services · $796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $931K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 299 child care centers and preschools in Multnomah County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $796 per household (37% above the U.S. average), households in Multnomah County spend about $278.4M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $931K per center, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 393 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Multnomah County in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 890 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 998 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $16.2M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Multnomah County.
Population estimates show Multnomah County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Multnomah County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #999 of 1,611 scored counties and #25 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah County 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $931K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 890 | 1,133 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.0% | +12.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $796 | $712 | $581 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 389 → 393+1.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,657
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $123.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 998Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29924 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 278The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $16.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Multnomah County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, OR | 78 | 18 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +4.4% | #112 of 1,611 |
| 2Douglas County, OR | 76 | 13 | 2.7 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #137 of 1,611 |
| 3Jefferson County, OR | 75 | 5 | 5.7 | $1.1M | +4.7% | #162 of 1,611 |
| 4Linn County, OR | 74 | 23 | 4.5 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #176 of 1,611 |
| 5Clatsop County, OR | 73 | 8 | 4.4 | $1.3M | −0.6% | #192 of 1,611 |
| 6Crook County, OR | 73 | 6 | 5.6 | $1.2M | +10.6% | #195 of 1,611 |
| 7Umatilla County, OR | 71 | 9 | 3.1 | $1.7M | +1.5% | #227 of 1,611 |
| 8Polk County, OR | 70 | 10 | 3.0 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #248 of 1,611 |
| 9Tillamook County, OR | 67 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #337 of 1,611 |
| 10Coos County, OR | 65 | 12 | 4.2 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #387 of 1,611 |
| 25Multnomah County, OR | 43 | 299 | 8.5 | $931K | −2.6% | #999 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Multnomah 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 preschools43
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Multnomah County, OR?
There are 299 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Multnomah County as of September 2026. 24 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 393 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. Another 998 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on child care and other personal services?
About $278.4M a year, or $796 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 299 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $931K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Multnomah County has 8.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $931K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 278, against 299 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 890 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 43 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #999 of 1,611 scored counties.
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