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Child care centers and preschools in Snyder County, PA

The child care centers and preschools in Snyder County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,144 of 1,611 scored counties
#50 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.5M
On child care and other personal services · $448 a household
Spending per listing
$727K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,655
−0.2% 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

At $448 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Snyder County spend about $6.5M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 9 child care centers and preschools, that is $727K per center, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

Snyder County has 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Snyder County in 2023. That is one for every 1,460 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Snyder County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Snyder County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,144 of 1,611 scored counties and #50 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Snyder 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.

Child care and preschools in Snyder County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSnyder CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.25.8
Spending per listing$727K$941K$1M
Households per official establishment1,4601,3801,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$448$584$581
Median household income$66,876$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3842

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 10
Employees, 2023
71
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
39Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Snyder 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 Snyder County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,655−0.2% since 2020
Households
14,600
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$66,876+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,472
Median home value
$215,300
Jobs located here
15,607
Daytime population
38,522Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Snyder County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA81124.9$1.2M+7.2%#75 of 1,611
2Adams County, PA79102.4$2.3M+3.6%#90 of 1,611
3Lancaster County, PA74964.5$1.3M+1.9%#173 of 1,611
4Franklin County, PA72213.3$1.6M+3.0%#209 of 1,611
5Chester County, PA721477.2$1.3M+4.2%#211 of 1,611
6Perry County, PA7294.9$1.1M+2.1%#221 of 1,611
7York County, PA71915.0$1.1M+3.6%#235 of 1,611
8Butler County, PA70425.2$1.2M+3.2%#258 of 1,611
9Cumberland County, PA70686.4$963K+6.5%#266 of 1,611
10Lebanon County, PA69234.1$1.3M+2.2%#279 of 1,611
50Snyder County, PA3896.2$727K−0.2%#1,144 of 1,611

Other business types in Snyder County

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

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Snyder County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 child care centers and preschools in Snyder County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Snyder County, PA spend on child care and other personal services?

About $6.5M a year, or $448 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $727K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,600 households in Snyder County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Snyder County 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 $727K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Snyder County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,460 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Snyder County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Snyder County at 39,655 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,600 households. Median household income in Snyder County is $66,876, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Snyder County scores 38 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,144 of 1,611 scored counties.

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