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Child care centers and preschools in Harrison County, TX
The child care centers and preschools in Harrison County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #290 of 1,611 scored counties
#30 of 104 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $388 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,956
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 child care centers and preschools in Harrison County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $388 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $10.2M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 9 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.1M per center, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Harrison County classed as child care services. That is one for every 2,390 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 127 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $62K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Harrison County.
Population estimates put the population change in Harrison County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Harrison County is 69 (upper middle), #290 of 1,611 scored counties and #30 of 104 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $916K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,390 | 1,761 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $388 | $507 | $581 |
| Median household income | $66,103 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 127Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $62K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,956+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,287
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $66,103+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,280
- Median home value
- $180,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,321
- Daytime population
- 59,397Residents 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 Harrison 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 |
| 30Harrison County, TX | 69 | 9 | 3.4 | $1.1M | +4.6% | #290 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 preschools69
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Harrison County, TX?
There are 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) 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. Official counts list 127 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Harrison County, TX spend on child care and other personal services?
About $10.2M a year, or $388 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,287 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, TX compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Harrison County has 3.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Harrison County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,390 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 71,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,287 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $66,103 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Harrison County scores 69 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #290 of 1,611 scored counties.
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