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Child care centers and preschools in Robertson County, TN
How Robertson 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #379 of 1,611 scored counties
#19 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $451 a household
- Spending per listing
- $749K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,175
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 child care centers and preschools in Robertson County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $451 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Robertson County spend about $12.7M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $749K per center, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Robertson County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,826 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 115 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Robertson County grew 9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Robertson County is 66 (upper middle), #379 of 1,611 scored counties and #19 of 48 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Robertson 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 | Robertson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $749K | $869K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,826 | 2,274 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $451 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $83,047 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 115Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Robertson 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 Robertson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,175+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 28,255
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $83,047+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,822
- Median home value
- $335,000
- Jobs located here
- 24,047
- Daytime population
- 61,274Residents 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 |
| 19Robertson County, TN | 66 | 17 | 6.0 | $749K | +9.9% | #379 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Robertson 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 preschools66
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Robertson County, TN?
Robertson County has 17 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 115 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Robertson County, TN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $12.7M a year, or $451 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $749K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,255 households in Robertson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Robertson County, TN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Robertson County has 6.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $749K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Robertson County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,826 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Robertson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Robertson County at 80,175 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. The median household income in Robertson County is $83,047 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Robertson County scores 66 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #379 of 1,611 scored counties.
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