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Child care centers and preschools in Van Buren County, TN
The child care centers and preschools in Van Buren County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $799K
- On child care and other personal services · $311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $799K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 6,874
- +11.3% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in Van Buren County
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What this means
At $311 per household (46% below the U.S. average), households in Van Buren County spend about $799K a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $799K per center.
There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Van Buren County as of September 2026. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Van Buren County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Van Buren County grew 11.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Van Buren 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 | Van Buren County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $799K | $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 | +11.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $311 | $438 | $581 |
| Median household income | $54,931 | $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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,874+11.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,569
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 273 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $54,931
- Average household income
- $69,701
- Median home value
- $159,200
- Jobs located here
- 731
- Daytime population
- 4,797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Van Buren County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the child care centers and preschools on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $799K | +11.3% |
Other business types in Van Buren County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Van Buren County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 child care center or preschool in Van Buren County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Van Buren County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Van Buren County, TN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $799K a year, or $311 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $799K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,569 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Buren County, TN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Van Buren County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending.
How fast is Van Buren County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Van Buren County at 6,874 people in 2025, up 11.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,569 households. Median household income in Van Buren County is $54,931, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Van Buren County. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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