Child care · County · Virginia
Child care centers and preschools in Virginia Beach city, VA
The child care centers and preschools in Virginia Beach city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #741 of 1,611 scored counties
#38 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 105
- 15 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 103
- −2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $101.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $562 a household
- Spending per listing
- $963K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 child care centers and preschools in Virginia Beach city. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 14%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Virginia Beach city comes to about $101.1M a year: $562 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $963K per center, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Virginia Beach city was 103 in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,746 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 571 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $11.4M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Virginia Beach city.
Population estimates put the population change in Virginia Beach city from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Virginia Beach city scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #741 of 1,611 scored counties and #38 of 61 scored counties in Virginia.
How Virginia Beach 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 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $963K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,746 | 1,702 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.8% | +0.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $562 | $602 | $581 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106 → 103−2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,690
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 571Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10515 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $11.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents 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 Virginia Beach 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 |
| 38Virginia Beach city, VA | 53 | 105 | 5.8 | $963K | −1.3% | #741 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach 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 preschools53
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Virginia Beach city, VA?
There are 105 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Virginia Beach city as of September 2026. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. Another 571 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $101.1M a year, or $562 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $963K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Virginia Beach city has 5.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $963K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Virginia Beach city would have about 101, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,746 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 53 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #741 of 1,611 scored counties.
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