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Child care centers and preschools in McCormick County, SC
The child care centers and preschools in McCormick County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $318 a household
- Spending per listing
- $445K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,215
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in McCormick County spend about $1.3M a year on child care and other personal services, or $318 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. That is about $445K of household spending for each center on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in McCormick County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in McCormick County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show McCormick County grew 7.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How McCormick 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 | McCormick County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $445K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,033 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $318 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $55,798 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 McCormick 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 McCormick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,215+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,199
- Median age
- 57.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 359 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $55,798
- Average household income
- $73,480
- Median home value
- $168,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,447
- Daytime population
- 8,020Residents 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 |
| McCormick County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 7.1 | $445K | +7.3% |
Other business types in McCormick County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in McCormick County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in McCormick County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in McCormick County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McCormick County, SC spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.3M a year, or $318 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $445K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,199 households in McCormick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCormick County, SC compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
McCormick County has 7.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $445K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, McCormick County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is McCormick County, SC growing?
Population estimates put McCormick County at 10,215 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,199 households. Median household income in McCormick County is $55,798, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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