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Child care centers and preschools in Bristol County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Bristol County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #812 of 1,611 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,001
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 child care centers and preschools in Bristol County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Bristol County spend about $16.8M a year on child care and other personal services, or $834 per household, 44% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per center, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Bristol County in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,117 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $346K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Bristol County.
Population estimates show Bristol County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Bristol County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #812 of 1,611 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Bristol County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Bristol County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,117 | 1,583 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −3.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $834 | $644 | $581 |
| Median household income | $114,490 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $346K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Bristol 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 Bristol County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,001−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 20,104
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 24 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,092
- Median household income
- $114,490+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,035
- Median home value
- $513,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,997
- Daytime population
- 43,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Bristol County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 77 | 23 | 4.4 | $1.8M | 0.0% | #126 of 1,611 |
| 2Kent County, RI | 62 | 41 | 5.6 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #478 of 1,611 |
| 3Providence County, RI | 61 | 155 | 6.0 | $967K | +2.8% | #522 of 1,611 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 58 | 20 | 5.4 | $1.4M | −2.9% | #587 of 1,611 |
| 5Bristol County, RI | 50 | 16 | 8.0 | $1M | −1.5% | #812 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Bristol 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 preschools50
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Bristol County, RI?
There are 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Bristol County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bristol County, RI spend on child care and other personal services?
About $16.8M a year, or $834 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,104 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol County, RI compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Bristol County has 8.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Bristol County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,117 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Bristol County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Bristol County at 50,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,104 households. The median household income in Bristol County is $114,490 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Bristol County scores 50 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #812 of 1,611 scored counties.
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