Child care · County · Virginia
Child care centers and preschools in Roanoke city, VA
The child care centers and preschools in Roanoke city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,427 of 1,611 scored counties
#58 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $357 a household
- Spending per listing
- $576K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,111
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Roanoke city is 24 (low), #1,427 of 1,611 scored counties and #58 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Roanoke city comes to about $15.5M a year: $357 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 child care centers and preschools, that is $576K per center, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 27 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Roanoke city as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Roanoke city classed as child care services, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,453 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $339K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Roanoke city. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roanoke city declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Roanoke 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 | Roanoke city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $576K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,453 | 1,702 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $357 | $602 | $581 |
| Median household income | $55,378 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 300.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 397
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 169Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $339K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Roanoke 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 Roanoke city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,111−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,575
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 43 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,313
- Median household income
- $55,378+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,578
- Median home value
- $190,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,862
- Daytime population
- 125,030Residents 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 Roanoke 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 |
| 58Roanoke city, VA | 24 | 27 | 6.2 | $576K | −0.8% | #1,427 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Roanoke 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 preschools24
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Roanoke city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 child care centers and preschools in Roanoke city. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 169 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Roanoke city, VA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $15.5M a year, or $357 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $576K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,575 households in Roanoke city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke city, VA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Roanoke city has 6.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $576K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Roanoke city would have about 16, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,453 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Roanoke city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke city at 99,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,575 households. Median household income in Roanoke city is $55,378, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Roanoke city scores 24 for child care centers and preschools (low), #1,427 of 1,611 scored counties.
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