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Child care centers and preschools in Newport County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Newport County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 1,611 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 20
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +22.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 child care centers and preschools in Newport County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Newport County comes to about $27.7M a year: $752 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each center on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Newport County in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,365 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $406K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Newport County.
Population estimates show Newport County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Newport County is 58 (upper middle), #587 of 1,611 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Newport 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 | Newport County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,365 | 1,583 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.7% | −3.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $752 | $644 | $581 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 27+22.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 530
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 200 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $406K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Newport 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 Newport County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,051−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $103,514+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,641
- Median home value
- $609,700
- Jobs located here
- 36,087
- Daytime population
- 83,890Residents 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 Newport 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 Newport 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 preschools58
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Newport County, RI?
There are 20 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Newport County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on child care and other personal services?
About $27.7M a year, or $752 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,868 households in Newport County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport County, RI compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Newport County has 5.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.4M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Newport County would have about 28, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,365 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Newport County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Newport County at 83,051 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Newport County is $103,514 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Newport County scores 58 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #587 of 1,611 scored counties.
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