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Child care centers and preschools in Grundy County, TN

The child care centers and preschools in Grundy County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.4M
On child care and other personal services · $279 a household
Spending per listing
$720K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,116
+4.3% 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

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Grundy County comes to about $1.4M a year: $279 per household, 52% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 child care centers and preschools, that is $720K per center.

Grundy County has 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Grundy County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Grundy County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Grundy County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Grundy 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 Grundy County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGrundy CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.95.05.8
Spending per listing$720K$869K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,2741,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$279$438$581
Median household income$47,593$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

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
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,116+4.3% since 2020
Households
5,161
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
360 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$47,593+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,286
Median home value
$154,000
Jobs located here
1,854
Daytime population
10,910Residents 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 Grundy 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
Grundy County, TNNot scored23.9$720K+4.3%

Other business types in Grundy 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 Grundy County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 child care centers and preschools in Grundy County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Grundy County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.4M a year, or $279 per household. That is 52% below the U.S. average (an index of 48, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $720K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,161 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grundy County has 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Grundy County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Grundy County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Grundy County at 14,116 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,161 households. Median household income in Grundy County is $47,593, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Grundy County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Grundy County

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