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Child care centers and preschools in Union County, PA
How Union County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,032 of 1,611 scored counties
#44 of 59 scored counties 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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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 child care centers and preschools in Union County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Union County spend about $7.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $521 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 child care centers and preschools, that is $842K per center, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,032 of 1,611 scored counties and #44 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Union 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 | Union County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $842K | $941K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,322 | 1,380 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 42 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 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 Union 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 Union County
- 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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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 |
| 44Union County, PA | 42 | 9 | 6.2 | $842K | −0.8% | #1,032 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Union 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 preschools42
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Union County, PA?
There are 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 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 list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, PA 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 Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, PA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Union 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 $842K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Union County 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 Union County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 42,313 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,546 households. The median household income in Union County is $76,404 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Union County scores 42 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,032 of 1,611 scored counties.
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