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Child care centers and preschools in San Patricio County, TX
How San Patricio 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #628 of 1,611 scored counties
#58 of 104 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $423 a household
- Spending per listing
- $974K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,053
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 child care centers and preschools in San Patricio County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in San Patricio County spend about $10.7M a year on child care and other personal services, or $423 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $974K of household spending for each center on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in San Patricio County in 2023. That is one for every 1,583 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 156 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show San Patricio County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Patricio County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #628 of 1,611 scored counties and #58 of 104 scored counties in Texas.
How San Patricio 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 | San Patricio County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $974K | $916K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,583 | 1,761 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $423 | $507 | $581 |
| Median household income | $69,704 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 156Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,053+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,334
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 693 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $69,704+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,173
- Median home value
- $192,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,429
- Daytime population
- 62,367Residents 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 |
| 58San Patricio County, TX | 57 | 11 | 4.3 | $974K | +4.7% | #628 of 1,611 |
Other business types in San Patricio 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 preschools57
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in San Patricio County, TX?
There are 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings in San Patricio County as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 156 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Patricio County, TX spend on child care and other personal services?
About $10.7M a year, or $423 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $974K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,334 households in San Patricio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Patricio County, TX compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
San Patricio County has 4.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $974K, 3% 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 1,583 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is San Patricio County, TX growing?
Population estimates put San Patricio County at 72,053 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,334 households. The median household income in San Patricio County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. San Patricio County scores 57 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #628 of 1,611 scored counties.
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