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Child care centers and preschools in Grayson County, TX
How Grayson 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #406 of 1,611 scored counties
#45 of 104 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 29
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $438 a household
- Spending per listing
- $834K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,613
- +12.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Grayson County comes to about $24.2M a year: $438 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 child care centers and preschools, that is $834K per center, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 29 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Grayson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Grayson County in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,210 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 202 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $936K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Grayson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grayson County grew 12.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Grayson County is 65 (upper middle), #406 of 1,611 scored counties and #45 of 104 scored counties in Texas.
How Grayson 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 | Grayson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $834K | $916K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,210 | 1,761 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +10.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $438 | $507 | $581 |
| Median household income | $72,182 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 25+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 273
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 202Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 294 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $936K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Grayson 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 Grayson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,613+12.8% since 2020
- Households
- 55,248
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 154
- Median household income
- $72,182+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,000
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,982
- Daytime population
- 126,889Residents 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 Grayson 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 |
| 45Grayson County, TX | 65 | 29 | 5.2 | $834K | +12.8% | #406 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Grayson 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 preschools65
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Grayson County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 child care centers and preschools in Grayson County. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 202 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grayson County, TX spend on child care and other personal services?
About $24.2M a year, or $438 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $834K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,248 households in Grayson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grayson County, TX compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Grayson County has 5.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $834K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Grayson County would have about 24, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,210 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Grayson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Grayson County at 153,613 people in 2025, up 12.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,248 households. Median household income in Grayson County is $72,182, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Grayson County scores 65 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #406 of 1,611 scored counties.
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