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Child care centers and preschools in Henry County, VA

The child care centers and preschools in Henry County, VA, 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On child care and other personal services · $304 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
49,242
−3.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 child care centers and preschools in Henry County. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Henry County spend about $6.4M a year on child care and other personal services, or $304 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each center on map listings.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Henry County classed as child care services. That is one for every 7,014 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Henry County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Henry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Henry County 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.

Child care and preschools in Henry County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.05.95.8
Spending per listing$3.2M$1M$1M
Households per official establishment7,0141,7021,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$304$602$581
Median household income$50,760$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$176K
One-person businesses, 2023
64Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,242−3.1% since 2020
Households
21,043
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
382 sq. mi.
People per square mile
131
Median household income
$50,760+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,912
Median home value
$134,800
Jobs located here
16,777
Daytime population
46,024Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Henry County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Frederick County, VA93123.4$1.7M+8.8%#4 of 1,611
2Culpeper County, VA9173.7$1.5M+9.3%#12 of 1,611
3Louisa County, VA8753.2$1.6M+13.6%#25 of 1,611
4Suffolk city, VA86154.0$1.4M+10.4%#34 of 1,611
5Bedford County, VA8551.5$3.1M+4.4%#36 of 1,611
6Orange County, VA8574.7$1.2M+10.1%#42 of 1,611
7Fauquier County, VA82155.6$1.4M+4.8%#64 of 1,611
8James City County, VA78154.7$1.4M+6.2%#114 of 1,611
9Richmond city, VA78413.9$1.1M+4.6%#120 of 1,611
10Franklin County, VA7762.6$1.6M+1.9%#127 of 1,611
Henry County, VANot scored21.0$3.2M−3.1%

Other business types in Henry 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 Henry County, VA?

Henry County has 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings 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 list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.4M a year, or $304 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,043 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henry County has 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Henry County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,014 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 49,242 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,043 households. The median household income in Henry County is $50,760 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Henry County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Henry County

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