Child care · County · South Carolina
Child care centers and preschools in Greenwood County, SC
The child care centers and preschools in Greenwood County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,007 of 1,611 scored counties
#22 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $776K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,379
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Greenwood County comes to about $9.3M a year: $334 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That works out to $776K per center, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Greenwood County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Greenwood County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,992 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 108 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Greenwood County.
Population estimates put the population change in Greenwood County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Greenwood County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,007 of 1,611 scored counties and #22 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Greenwood County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Greenwood County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $776K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,992 | 2,033 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $334 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $52,830 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 108Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,379+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,884
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 153
- Median household income
- $52,830+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,042
- Median home value
- $180,500
- Jobs located here
- 29,140
- Daytime population
- 68,312Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beaufort County, SC | 89 | 33 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +8.9% | #20 of 1,611 |
| 2Kershaw County, SC | 80 | 8 | 3.0 | $1.4M | +11.6% | #82 of 1,611 |
| 3Dorchester County, SC | 80 | 24 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +10.1% | #87 of 1,611 |
| 4Berkeley County, SC | 80 | 37 | 3.9 | $1.2M | +18.7% | #88 of 1,611 |
| 5Pickens County, SC | 79 | 12 | 2.3 | $1.7M | +5.7% | #92 of 1,611 |
| 6Lancaster County, SC | 79 | 13 | 3.2 | $1.5M | +18.3% | #93 of 1,611 |
| 7Horry County, SC | 76 | 60 | 3.8 | $1M | +20.9% | #150 of 1,611 |
| 8Anderson County, SC | 75 | 28 | 3.3 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #160 of 1,611 |
| 9Charleston County, SC | 74 | 87 | 4.9 | $1.2M | +6.4% | #177 of 1,611 |
| 10Greenville County, SC | 73 | 105 | 4.8 | $1M | +10.6% | #204 of 1,611 |
| 22Greenwood County, SC | 43 | 12 | 4.3 | $776K | +1.5% | #1,007 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Greenwood 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 preschools43
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Greenwood County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 child care centers and preschools in Greenwood County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greenwood County, SC spend on child care and other personal services?
About $9.3M a year, or $334 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $776K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,884 households in Greenwood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenwood County, SC compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Greenwood County has 4.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $776K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Greenwood County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,992 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Greenwood County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenwood County at 70,379 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,884 households. Median household income in Greenwood County is $52,830, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Greenwood County scores 43 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,007 of 1,611 scored counties.
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