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Child care centers and preschools in Prince Edward County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Prince Edward 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3M
On child care and other personal services · $399 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
22,391
+2.3% 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 $399 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Prince Edward County spend about $3M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 2 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.5M per center.

There are 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Prince Edward County as of September 2026. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Prince Edward County in 2023. That is one for every 1,910 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Prince Edward County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Prince Edward County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince Edward CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.65.95.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$1M$1M
Households per official establishment1,9101,7021,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$399$602$581
Median household income$56,315$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,391+2.3% since 2020
Households
7,641
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
350 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$56,315+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,641
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
8,275
Daytime population
21,661Residents 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 Prince Edward 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
Prince Edward County, VANot scored22.6$1.5M+2.3%

Other business types in Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 child care centers and preschools in Prince Edward County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $3M a year, or $399 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,641 households in Prince Edward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prince Edward County has 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Prince Edward County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,910 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Prince Edward County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince Edward County at 22,391 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,641 households. Median household income in Prince Edward County is $56,315, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County

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