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Child care centers and preschools in Overton County, TN

The child care centers and preschools in Overton 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On child care and other personal services · $349 a household
Spending per listing
$791K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,787
+5.3% 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

Households in Overton County spend about $3.2M a year on child care and other personal services, or $349 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 child care centers and preschools, that is $791K per center, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

Overton County has 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Overton County in 2023. That is one for every 2,268 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Overton County grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Overton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Overton 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 Overton County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureOverton CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.05.8
Spending per listing$791K$869K$1M
Households per official establishment2,2682,2741,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$349$438$581
Median household income$48,959$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$678K
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Overton 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 Overton County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,787+5.3% since 2020
Households
9,071
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
434 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$48,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,701
Median home value
$173,200
Jobs located here
5,691
Daytime population
18,265Residents 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 Overton 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
Overton County, TNNot scored44.4$791K+5.3%

Other business types in Overton 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 Overton County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 child care centers and preschools in Overton County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $3.2M a year, or $349 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $791K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,071 households in Overton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Overton County has 4.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $791K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Overton County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,268 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Overton County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Overton County at 23,787 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,071 households. Median household income in Overton County is $48,959, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Overton County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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

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