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Child care centers and preschools in Montgomery County, TN
How Montgomery 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #944 of 1,611 scored counties
#32 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 57
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $416 a household
- Spending per listing
- $640K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,935
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 child care centers and preschools in Montgomery County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Montgomery County comes to about $36.5M a year: $416 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 child care centers and preschools, that is $640K per center, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as child care services, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,439 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 340 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $432K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Montgomery County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 13.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Montgomery County is 46 (lower middle), #944 of 1,611 scored counties and #32 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $640K | $869K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,439 | 2,274 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +1.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $416 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $75,613 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 61+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 928
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 340Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 572 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $432K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,935+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 87,759
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 539 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $75,613+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,158
- Median home value
- $280,200
- Jobs located here
- 60,154
- Daytime population
- 210,460Residents 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 |
| 32Montgomery County, TN | 46 | 57 | 6.5 | $640K | +13.0% | #944 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 preschools46
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Montgomery County, TN?
Montgomery County has 57 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019. Another 340 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Montgomery County, TN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $36.5M a year, or $416 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $640K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,759 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, TN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Montgomery County has 6.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $640K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 36, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,439 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 249,935 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,759 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $75,613 a year, 6% 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. Montgomery County scores 46 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #944 of 1,611 scored counties.
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