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Child care centers and preschools in Cumberland County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Cumberland County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #294 of 1,611 scored counties
#14 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On child care and other personal services · $331 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,300
+8.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 child care centers and preschools in Cumberland County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

At $331 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $9.3M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $1M per center, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1M.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as child care services. That is one for every 3,524 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cumberland County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #294 of 1,611 scored counties and #14 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cumberland 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.

Child care and preschools in Cumberland County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.25.05.8
Spending per listing$1M$869K$1M
Households per official establishment3,5242,2741,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$331$438$581
Median household income$60,375$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6964

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
71Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,300+8.0% since 2020
Households
28,195
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
681 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$60,375+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,464
Median home value
$250,500
Jobs located here
19,273
Daytime population
60,554Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Roane County, TN8652.2$1.9M+7.0%#30 of 1,611
2Fayette County, TN8274.1$1.2M+7.7%#67 of 1,611
3Blount County, TN78224.0$1.1M+6.0%#121 of 1,611
4Wilson County, TN77284.7$1.2M+17.8%#133 of 1,611
5Davidson County, TN761464.5$1.1M+4.2%#148 of 1,611
6Williamson County, TN74748.0$1M+9.0%#186 of 1,611
7Dickson County, TN73104.6$953K+7.7%#205 of 1,611
8Maury County, TN72204.7$938K+16.0%#223 of 1,611
9Anderson County, TN71144.3$973K+6.1%#243 of 1,611
10McMinn County, TN7062.8$1.3M+7.6%#255 of 1,611
14Cumberland County, TN6993.2$1M+8.0%#294 of 1,611

Other business types in Cumberland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Cumberland County, TN?

There are 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Cumberland County, TN spend on child care and other personal services?

About $9.3M a year, or $331 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,195 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, TN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Cumberland County has 3.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,524 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 66,300 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,195 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $60,375 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Cumberland County scores 69 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #294 of 1,611 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Cumberland County

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