Child care · Small-town market · South Carolina
Child care centers and preschools in the Orangeburg, SC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Orangeburg, SC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #417 of 454 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $320 a household
- Spending per listing
- $557K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,177
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Orangeburg area scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #417 of 454 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 child care centers and preschools in the Orangeburg area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $320 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in the Orangeburg area spend about $10.6M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 19 child care centers and preschools, that is $557K per center, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Orangeburg area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,323 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Orangeburg area declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Orangeburg area 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 | Orangeburg area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $557K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,323 | 2,033 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +13.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $320 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $45,675 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 250.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 172Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 the Orangeburg area, 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 the Orangeburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,177−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,077
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,106 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $45,675+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,628
- Median home value
- $115,800
- Jobs located here
- 28,236
- Daytime population
- 72,707Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Carolina for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with the Orangeburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seneca, SC | 77 | 15 | 4.3 | $938K | +6.3% | #34 of 454 |
| 2Murrells Inlet, SC | 71 | 11 | 4.1 | $1.1M | +3.8% | #68 of 454 |
| 3Newberry, SC | 62 | 5 | 3.3 | $1.1M | +4.8% | #128 of 454 |
| 4Greenwood, SC | 57 | 15 | 4.0 | $860K | +1.7% | #173 of 454 |
| 5Gaffney, SC | 45 | 9 | 4.1 | $768K | +3.7% | #275 of 454 |
| 6Orangeburg, SC | 22 | 19 | 5.7 | $557K | −0.9% | #417 of 454 |
Other business types in the Orangeburg area
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 preschools22
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Orangeburg, SC area?
The Orangeburg area has 19 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 172 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Orangeburg, SC area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $10.6M a year, or $320 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $557K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,077 households in the Orangeburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Orangeburg, SC area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Orangeburg area has 5.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $557K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Orangeburg area would have about 11, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,323 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Orangeburg, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Orangeburg area at 83,177 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,077 households. The median household income in the Orangeburg area is $45,675 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Orangeburg area scores 22 for child care centers and preschools (low), #417 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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