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Child care centers and preschools in Sequatchie County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Sequatchie County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On child care and other personal services · $355 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,861
+12.7% 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

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Sequatchie County comes to about $2.2M a year: $355 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each center on map listings.

There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Sequatchie County as of September 2026. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Sequatchie County in 2023. That is one for every 2,065 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sequatchie County grew 12.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, Sequatchie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSequatchie CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.65.05.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$869K$1M
Households per official establishment2,0652,2741,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$355$438$581
Median household income$58,750$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$726K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,861+12.7% since 2020
Households
6,194
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
266 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$58,750+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,174
Median home value
$232,600
Jobs located here
3,543
Daytime population
14,059Residents 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 Sequatchie 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
Sequatchie County, TNNot scored11.6$2.2M+12.7%

Other business types in Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 child care center or preschool in Sequatchie County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $2.2M a year, or $355 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,194 households in Sequatchie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sequatchie County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Sequatchie County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,065 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Sequatchie County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Sequatchie County at 17,861 people in 2025, up 12.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,194 households. Median household income in Sequatchie County is $58,750, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.0%, 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. Sequatchie County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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