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Child care centers and preschools in King William County, VA

The child care centers and preschools in King William 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On child care and other personal services · $486 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,617
+9.5% 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

At $486 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in King William County spend about $3.6M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $1.2M per center, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1M.

King William County has 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in King William County in 2023. That is one for every 1,470 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show King William County grew 9.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, King William County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How King William 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 King William County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureKing William CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.15.95.8
Spending per listing$1.2M$1M$1M
Households per official establishment1,4701,7021,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$486$602$581
Median household income$86,056$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 King William 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 King William County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,617+9.5% since 2020
Households
7,352
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
274 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$86,056+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,161
Median home value
$315,700
Jobs located here
4,369
Daytime population
12,012Residents 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 King William 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
King William County, VANot scored34.1$1.2M+9.5%

Other business types in King William 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 King William County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 child care centers and preschools in King William County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.6M a year, or $486 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,352 households in King William County and national spending patterns by income.

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

King William County has 4.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, King William County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,470 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is King William County, VA growing?

Population estimates put King William County at 19,617 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,352 households. Median household income in King William County is $86,056, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. King William 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 King William County

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