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Child care centers and preschools in Atascosa County, TX

The child care centers and preschools in Atascosa County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #907 of 1,611 scored counties
#74 of 104 scored counties in Texas

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On child care and other personal services · $409 a household
Spending per listing
$687K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,590
+8.7% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Atascosa County spend about $6.9M a year on child care and other personal services, or $409 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 child care centers and preschools, that is $687K per center, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Atascosa County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Atascosa County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,526 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 60 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Atascosa County.

Population estimates put the population change in Atascosa County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Atascosa County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #907 of 1,611 scored counties and #74 of 104 scored counties in Texas.

How Atascosa County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Atascosa County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureAtascosa CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.05.55.8
Spending per listing$687K$916K$1M
Households per official establishment1,5261,7611,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$409$507$581
Median household income$70,770$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4765

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 11
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
60Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Atascosa 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 Atascosa County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,590+8.7% since 2020
Households
16,786
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,220 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$70,770+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,480
Median home value
$174,800
Jobs located here
15,014
Daytime population
43,060Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Texas, with Atascosa County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waller County, TX9352.7$2M+21.9%#3 of 1,611
2Kendall County, TX9295.1$1.4M+19.6%#8 of 1,611
3Comal County, TX91334.6$1.4M+27.9%#13 of 1,611
4Johnson County, TX88233.5$1.4M+20.5%#23 of 1,611
5Montgomery County, TX861194.8$1.3M+24.9%#35 of 1,611
6Rockwall County, TX85225.3$1.4M+28.9%#39 of 1,611
7Hunt County, TX84102.6$1.6M+23.0%#45 of 1,611
8Wise County, TX83104.0$1.4M+21.5%#57 of 1,611
9Chambers County, TX8274.1$1.6M+22.6%#63 of 1,611
10Midland County, TX81294.3$1.4M+10.0%#71 of 1,611
74Atascosa County, TX47106.0$687K+8.7%#907 of 1,611

Other business types in Atascosa 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 Atascosa County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 child care centers and preschools in Atascosa County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $6.9M a year, or $409 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $687K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,786 households in Atascosa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Atascosa 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 $687K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Atascosa County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,526 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Atascosa County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Atascosa County at 53,590 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,786 households. Median household income in Atascosa County is $70,770, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. Atascosa County scores 47 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #907 of 1,611 scored counties.

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