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Child care centers and preschools in the Lewisburg, PA area

The child care centers and preschools in the Lewisburg, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #241 of 454 scored small-town markets
#12 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On child care and other personal services · $521 a household
Spending per listing
$842K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,313
−0.8% 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 the Lewisburg area spend about $7.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $521 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $842K per center, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

The Lewisburg area has 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Lewisburg area in 2023. That is one for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lewisburg area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Lewisburg area is 48 (lower middle), #241 of 454 scored small-town markets and #12 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.

How the Lewisburg area 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.

Child care and preschools in Lewisburg, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLewisburg areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.25.8
Spending per listing$842K$941K$1M
Households per official establishment1,3221,3801,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$521$584$581
Median household income$76,404$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4842

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
106
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Lewisburg 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 Lewisburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
42,313−0.8% since 2020
Households
14,546
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
316 sq. mi.
People per square mile
134
Median household income
$76,404+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,832
Median home value
$240,100
Jobs located here
16,844
Daytime population
42,387Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Lewisburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA85124.9$1.2M+7.2%#9 of 454
2Somerset, PA6693.1$1.3M−2.7%#105 of 454
3Pottsville, PA66213.6$1.2M+1.5%#106 of 454
4Meadville, PA66123.5$1.1M−2.4%#107 of 454
5Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA64103.8$1.2M+2.3%#116 of 454
6Warren, PA6363.7$1.1M−3.8%#120 of 454
7Hermitage, PA63204.3$982K−2.4%#121 of 454
8Indiana, PA62113.4$1.2M−0.3%#127 of 454
9Oil City, PA5673.3$1.2M−2.0%#177 of 454
10Lock Haven, PA5674.5$942K+1.3%#179 of 454
12Lewisburg, PA4896.2$842K−0.8%#241 of 454

Other business types in the Lewisburg area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in the Lewisburg, PA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 child care centers and preschools in the Lewisburg area. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Lewisburg, PA area spend on child care and other personal services?

About $7.6M a year, or $521 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $842K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,546 households in the Lewisburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lewisburg, PA area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

The Lewisburg area has 6.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $842K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Lewisburg area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lewisburg, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Lewisburg area at 42,313 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,546 households. Median household income in the Lewisburg area is $76,404, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Lewisburg area scores 48 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #241 of 454 scored small-town markets.

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