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Child care centers and preschools in Bedford County, TN
How Bedford County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,236 of 1,611 scored counties
#38 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $384 a household
- Spending per listing
- $441K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,273
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Bedford County is 35 (lower middle), #1,236 of 1,611 scored counties and #38 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Bedford County spend about $7.5M a year on child care and other personal services, or $384 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. That is about $441K of household spending for each center on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Bedford County has 17 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 12%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Bedford County in 2023. That is one for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bedford County grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bedford County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Bedford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $441K | $869K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,393 | 2,274 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $384 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $67,225 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,273+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 19,505
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $67,225+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,190
- Median home value
- $281,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,181
- Daytime population
- 45,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roane County, TN | 86 | 5 | 2.2 | $1.9M | +7.0% | #30 of 1,611 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 82 | 7 | 4.1 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #67 of 1,611 |
| 3Blount County, TN | 78 | 22 | 4.0 | $1.1M | +6.0% | #121 of 1,611 |
| 4Wilson County, TN | 77 | 28 | 4.7 | $1.2M | +17.8% | #133 of 1,611 |
| 5Davidson County, TN | 76 | 146 | 4.5 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #148 of 1,611 |
| 6Williamson County, TN | 74 | 74 | 8.0 | $1M | +9.0% | #186 of 1,611 |
| 7Dickson County, TN | 73 | 10 | 4.6 | $953K | +7.7% | #205 of 1,611 |
| 8Maury County, TN | 72 | 20 | 4.7 | $938K | +16.0% | #223 of 1,611 |
| 9Anderson County, TN | 71 | 14 | 4.3 | $973K | +6.1% | #243 of 1,611 |
| 10McMinn County, TN | 70 | 6 | 2.8 | $1.3M | +7.6% | #255 of 1,611 |
| 38Bedford County, TN | 35 | 17 | 8.7 | $441K | +9.7% | #1,236 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 preschools35
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Bedford County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 child care centers and preschools in Bedford County. 2 of them (12%) 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 list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bedford County, TN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $7.5M a year, or $384 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $441K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,505 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, TN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Bedford County has 8.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $441K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Bedford County would have about 8, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 55,273 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,505 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $67,225, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Bedford County scores 35 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,236 of 1,611 scored counties.
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