Child care · County · Virginia
Child care centers and preschools in Suffolk city, VA
The child care centers and preschools in Suffolk city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #34 of 1,611 scored counties
#4 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $544 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,699
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
Suffolk city scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #34 of 1,611 scored counties and #4 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for child care centers and preschools.
Households in Suffolk city spend about $20.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $544 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per center, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Suffolk city has 15 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Suffolk city classed as child care services. That is one for every 2,708 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $615K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Suffolk city. Population estimates show Suffolk city grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,708 | 1,702 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $544 | $602 | $581 |
| Median household income | $92,666 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 288
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 195Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $615K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Suffolk 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 Suffolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,699+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 37,908
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 399 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 248
- Median household income
- $92,666+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,720
- Median home value
- $347,400
- Jobs located here
- 32,634
- Daytime population
- 88,435Residents 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 Suffolk 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 |
Other business types in Suffolk 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 preschools86
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Suffolk city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 child care centers and preschools in Suffolk city. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 195 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Suffolk city, VA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $20.6M a year, or $544 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,908 households in Suffolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Suffolk city has 4.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.4M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Suffolk city would have about 21, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,708 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk city at 104,699 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,908 households. Median household income in Suffolk city is $92,666, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Suffolk city scores 86 for child care centers and preschools (high), #34 of 1,611 scored counties.
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