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Child care centers and preschools in Haywood County, TN
How Haywood 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
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $324 a household
- Spending per listing
- $581K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,042
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 child care centers and preschools in Haywood County. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $324 per household (44% below the U.S. average), households in Haywood County spend about $2.3M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 4 child care centers and preschools, that is $581K per center, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Haywood County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Haywood County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Haywood County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Haywood 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 | Haywood County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $581K | $869K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,274 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $324 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $50,472 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 64 |
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
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Haywood 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 Haywood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,042−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,167
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 533 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $50,472+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,310
- Median home value
- $152,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,537
- Daytime population
- 15,476Residents 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 |
| Haywood County, TN | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $581K | −4.4% |
Other business types in Haywood 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 preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Haywood County, TN?
There are 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Haywood County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Haywood County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Haywood County, TN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $2.3M a year, or $324 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $581K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,167 households in Haywood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Haywood County, TN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Haywood County has 5.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $581K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Haywood County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Haywood County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Haywood County at 17,042 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,167 households. The median household income in Haywood County is $50,472 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% 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. Haywood County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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