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Child care centers and preschools in Lampasas County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Lampasas County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #785 of 1,611 scored counties
#68 of 104 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $492 a household
- Spending per listing
- $589K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,657
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 child care centers and preschools in Lampasas County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Lampasas County spend about $4.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $492 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 child care centers and preschools, that is $589K per center, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Lampasas County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lampasas County grew 9.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lampasas County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #785 of 1,611 scored counties and #68 of 104 scored counties in Texas.
How Lampasas 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 | Lampasas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $589K | $916K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,761 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $492 | $507 | $581 |
| Median household income | $81,736 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 65 |
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
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Lampasas 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 Lampasas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,657+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,390
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 713 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $81,736+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,866
- Median home value
- $250,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,980
- Daytime population
- 16,884Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 68Lampasas County, TX | 52 | 7 | 8.3 | $589K | +9.0% | #785 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Lampasas 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 preschools52
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Lampasas County, TX?
Lampasas County has 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Lampasas County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lampasas County, TX spend on child care and other personal services?
About $4.1M a year, or $492 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $589K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,390 households in Lampasas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lampasas County, TX compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Lampasas County has 8.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $589K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Lampasas County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Lampasas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lampasas County at 23,657 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,390 households. The median household income in Lampasas County is $81,736 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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. Lampasas County scores 52 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #785 of 1,611 scored counties.
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