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Child care centers and preschools in Orleans County, VT
How Orleans County, VT 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,244 of 1,611 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $481 a household
- Spending per listing
- $645K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,600
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Orleans County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,244 of 1,611 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 child care centers and preschools in Orleans County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Orleans County comes to about $5.8M a year: $481 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $645K of household spending for each center on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Orleans County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,097 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show Orleans County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Orleans County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Orleans County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 8.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $645K | $727K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,097 | 1,005 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $481 | $583 | $581 |
| Median household income | $70,103 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,600+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 12,072
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $70,103+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,678
- Median home value
- $223,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,647
- Daytime population
- 26,070Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Orleans County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 51 | 7 | 5.5 | $985K | +2.4% | #791 of 1,611 |
| 2Washington County, VT | 48 | 16 | 6.2 | $927K | −0.2% | #869 of 1,611 |
| 3Lamoille County, VT | 43 | 8 | 6.7 | $827K | +1.4% | #1,003 of 1,611 |
| 4Franklin County, VT | 42 | 15 | 7.5 | $724K | +2.3% | #1,040 of 1,611 |
| 5Addison County, VT | 41 | 13 | 8.7 | $693K | +1.8% | #1,070 of 1,611 |
| 6Chittenden County, VT | 40 | 65 | 9.1 | $755K | +0.4% | #1,099 of 1,611 |
| 7Orleans County, VT | 34 | 9 | 7.5 | $645K | +0.7% | #1,244 of 1,611 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 34 | 23 | 9.1 | $544K | −1.4% | #1,253 of 1,611 |
| 9Windsor County, VT | 33 | 23 | 9.1 | $646K | −0.7% | #1,268 of 1,611 |
| 10Caledonia County, VT | 32 | 10 | 7.6 | $636K | +0.8% | #1,293 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Orleans 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 preschools34
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Orleans County, VT?
Orleans County has 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 66 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Orleans County, VT spend on child care and other personal services?
About $5.8M a year, or $481 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $645K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,072 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orleans County, VT compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Orleans County has 7.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $645K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Orleans County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,097 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Orleans County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Orleans County at 27,600 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,072 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $70,103 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Orleans County scores 34 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,244 of 1,611 scored counties.
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