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Child care centers and preschools in Hamilton County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Hamilton County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #407 of 1,611 scored counties
#21 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 91
- 12 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75M
- On child care and other personal services · $486 a household
- Spending per listing
- $824K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 390,833
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hamilton County spend about $75M a year on child care and other personal services, or $486 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $824K of household spending for each center on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Hamilton County has 91 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Hamilton County in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,336 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 440 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $470K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Hamilton County.
Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hamilton County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #407 of 1,611 scored counties and #21 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $824K | $869K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,336 | 2,274 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | +1.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $486 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $76,183 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64 → 66+3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,050
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 440Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $470K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 390,833+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 154,181
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 694
- Median household income
- $76,183+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,083
- Median home value
- $312,800
- Jobs located here
- 213,237
- Daytime population
- 429,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Hamilton County marked.
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 |
| 21Hamilton County, TN | 65 | 91 | 5.9 | $824K | +6.2% | #407 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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 preschools65
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Hamilton County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 child care centers and preschools in Hamilton County. 12 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. Official counts list 440 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamilton County, TN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $75M a year, or $486 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $824K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,181 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, TN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Hamilton County has 5.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $824K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 75, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,336 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 390,833 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,181 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $76,183, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Hamilton County scores 65 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #407 of 1,611 scored counties.
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