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Child care centers and preschools in Bradford County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Bradford County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,441 of 1,611 scored counties
#58 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 21
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $449 a household
- Spending per listing
- $526K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,600
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Bradford County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,441 of 1,611 scored counties and #58 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $449 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Bradford County spend about $11.1M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $526K of household spending for each center on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 21 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Bradford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Bradford County in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 820 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Bradford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bradford County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Bradford County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $526K | $941K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 820 | 1,380 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | −0.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $449 | $584 | $581 |
| Median household income | $63,675 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 30+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 345
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Bradford 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 Bradford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,600−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 24,610
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,147 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $63,675+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,904
- Median home value
- $187,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,664
- Daytime population
- 55,851Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 81 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.2M | +7.2% | #75 of 1,611 |
| 2Adams County, PA | 79 | 10 | 2.4 | $2.3M | +3.6% | #90 of 1,611 |
| 3Lancaster County, PA | 74 | 96 | 4.5 | $1.3M | +1.9% | #173 of 1,611 |
| 4Franklin County, PA | 72 | 21 | 3.3 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #209 of 1,611 |
| 5Chester County, PA | 72 | 147 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #211 of 1,611 |
| 6Perry County, PA | 72 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #221 of 1,611 |
| 7York County, PA | 71 | 91 | 5.0 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #235 of 1,611 |
| 8Butler County, PA | 70 | 42 | 5.2 | $1.2M | +3.2% | #258 of 1,611 |
| 9Cumberland County, PA | 70 | 68 | 6.4 | $963K | +6.5% | #266 of 1,611 |
| 10Lebanon County, PA | 69 | 23 | 4.1 | $1.3M | +2.2% | #279 of 1,611 |
| 58Bradford County, PA | 23 | 21 | 8.5 | $526K | −0.6% | #1,441 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Bradford 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 preschools23
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Bradford County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 child care centers and preschools in Bradford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bradford County, PA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $11.1M a year, or $449 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $526K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,610 households in Bradford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bradford County, PA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Bradford 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 $526K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Bradford County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 820 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Bradford County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bradford County at 59,600 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,610 households. Median household income in Bradford County is $63,675, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Bradford County scores 23 for child care centers and preschools (low), #1,441 of 1,611 scored counties.
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