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Child care centers and preschools in Chambers County, TX
How Chambers County, TX 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 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #63 of 1,611 scored counties
#9 of 104 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On child care and other personal services · $637 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,594
- +22.6% since 2020
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What this means
Chambers County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #63 of 1,611 scored counties and #9 of 104 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for child care centers and preschools.
At $637 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Chambers County spend about $11M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $1.6M per center, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Chambers County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Chambers County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,723 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show Chambers County grew 22.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chambers 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.
| Measure | Chambers County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $916K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,723 | 1,761 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +22.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $637 | $507 | $581 |
| Median household income | $109,804 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Chambers 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 Chambers County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,594+22.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,229
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 597 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $109,804+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,986
- Median home value
- $329,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,262
- Daytime population
- 47,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Texas, with Chambers County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 93 | 5 | 2.7 | $2M | +21.9% | #3 of 1,611 |
| 2Kendall County, TX | 92 | 9 | 5.1 | $1.4M | +19.6% | #8 of 1,611 |
| 3Comal County, TX | 91 | 33 | 4.6 | $1.4M | +27.9% | #13 of 1,611 |
| 4Johnson County, TX | 88 | 23 | 3.5 | $1.4M | +20.5% | #23 of 1,611 |
| 5Montgomery County, TX | 86 | 119 | 4.8 | $1.3M | +24.9% | #35 of 1,611 |
| 6Rockwall County, TX | 85 | 22 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +28.9% | #39 of 1,611 |
| 7Hunt County, TX | 84 | 10 | 2.6 | $1.6M | +23.0% | #45 of 1,611 |
| 8Wise County, TX | 83 | 10 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +21.5% | #57 of 1,611 |
| 9Chambers County, TX | 82 | 7 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +22.6% | #63 of 1,611 |
| 10Midland County, TX | 81 | 29 | 4.3 | $1.4M | +10.0% | #71 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Chambers 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 preschools82
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Chambers County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 child care centers and preschools in Chambers County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 68 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chambers County, TX spend on child care and other personal services?
About $11M a year, or $637 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,229 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chambers County, TX compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Chambers County has 4.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.6M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Chambers County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,723 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Chambers County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Chambers County at 57,594 people in 2025, up 22.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,229 households. Median household income in Chambers County is $109,804, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Chambers County scores 82 for child care centers and preschools (high), #63 of 1,611 scored counties.
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