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Child care centers and preschools in Northumberland County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Northumberland County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.4M
- On child care and other personal services · $419 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 12,557
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Northumberland County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Northumberland County would have about 2, against none on map listings.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Northumberland County comes to about $2.4M a year: $419 per household, 28% below the U.S. average.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Northumberland County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Northumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no child care centers and preschools on map listings, Northumberland County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Northumberland 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.
| Measure | Northumberland County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,702 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $419 | $602 | $581 |
| Median household income | $66,480 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,557+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,640
- Median age
- 56.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 191 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $66,480+6.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,845
- Median home value
- $346,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,334
- Daytime population
- 8,665Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Northumberland County 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 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.1% |
Other business types in Northumberland 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 preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Northumberland County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Northumberland County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Northumberland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Northumberland County, VA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $2.4M a year, or $419 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,640 households in Northumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Northumberland County, VA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Northumberland County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Northumberland County would have about 2, against none on map listings.
How fast is Northumberland County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Northumberland County at 12,557 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,640 households. The median household income in Northumberland County is $66,480 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.1% 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. Northumberland County has no market score for child care centers and preschools, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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