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Child care centers and preschools in Robertson County, TX

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On child care and other personal services · $418 a household
Spending per listing
$934K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,839
+6.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 child care centers and preschools in Robertson County. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

At $418 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Robertson County spend about $2.8M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $934K per center, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Robertson County classed as child care services. That is one for every 2,234 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Robertson County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Robertson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Robertson 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 Robertson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureRobertson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.55.55.8
Spending per listing$934K$916K$1M
Households per official establishment2,2341,7611,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$418$507$581
Median household income$72,236$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored65

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Robertson 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 Robertson County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,839+6.4% since 2020
Households
6,701
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
855 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$72,236+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,468
Median home value
$185,900
Jobs located here
4,919
Daytime population
13,654Residents 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 Robertson 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
Robertson County, TXNot scored34.5$934K+6.4%

Other business types in Robertson 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 Robertson County, TX?

There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Robertson County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.8M a year, or $418 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $934K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,701 households in Robertson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Robertson County has 4.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $934K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,234 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Robertson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Robertson County at 17,839 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,701 households. The median household income in Robertson County is $72,236 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.5% 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. Robertson County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Robertson County

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