Child care · County · Virginia
Child care centers and preschools in Chesapeake city, VA
The child care centers and preschools in Chesapeake city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #314 of 1,611 scored counties
#22 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 49
- 13 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $582 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in Chesapeake city
The site report maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Chesapeake city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Chesapeake city comes to about $54.5M a year: $582 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 49 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.1M per center, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 49 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Chesapeake city as of September 2026. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Chesapeake city was 49 in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,911 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 341 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Chesapeake city.
Population estimates show Chesapeake city grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesapeake city scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #314 of 1,611 scored counties and #22 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chesapeake city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,911 | 1,702 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | +0.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $582 | $602 | $581 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 49+4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 787
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 341Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $6.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Chesapeake city?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the child care centers and preschools on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Chesapeake city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardChild care and preschools across Virginia
Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesapeake city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, VA | 93 | 12 | 3.4 | $1.7M | +8.8% | #4 of 1,611 |
| 2Culpeper County, VA | 91 | 7 | 3.7 | $1.5M | +9.3% | #12 of 1,611 |
| 3Louisa County, VA | 87 | 5 | 3.2 | $1.6M | +13.6% | #25 of 1,611 |
| 4Suffolk city, VA | 86 | 15 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +10.4% | #34 of 1,611 |
| 5Bedford County, VA | 85 | 5 | 1.5 | $3.1M | +4.4% | #36 of 1,611 |
| 6Orange County, VA | 85 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.2M | +10.1% | #42 of 1,611 |
| 7Fauquier County, VA | 82 | 15 | 5.6 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #64 of 1,611 |
| 8James City County, VA | 78 | 15 | 4.7 | $1.4M | +6.2% | #114 of 1,611 |
| 9Richmond city, VA | 78 | 41 | 3.9 | $1.1M | +4.6% | #120 of 1,611 |
| 10Franklin County, VA | 77 | 6 | 2.6 | $1.6M | +1.9% | #127 of 1,611 |
| 22Chesapeake city, VA | 68 | 49 | 5.2 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #314 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 preschools68
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Chesapeake city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 child care centers and preschools in Chesapeake city. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. Official counts list 341 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $54.5M a year, or $582 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Chesapeake city has 5.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 54, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,911 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 68 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #314 of 1,611 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Chesapeake city. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Chesapeake city
Screening a site or an acquisition in Chesapeake city?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Chesapeake city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.