Child care · Small-town market · West Virginia
Child care centers and preschools in the Clarksburg, WV area
The child care centers and preschools in the Clarksburg, WV area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #222 of 454 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $383 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,142
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 child care centers and preschools in the Clarksburg area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 47% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in the Clarksburg area comes to about $13.6M a year: $383 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.2M per center, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the Clarksburg area classed as child care services, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,366 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Clarksburg area declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Clarksburg area is 51 (upper middle), #222 of 454 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia.
How the Clarksburg area compares
The same measures for West 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 | Clarksburg area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,366 | 1,790 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +9.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $383 | $374 | $581 |
| Median household income | $59,928 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 350
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 108Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Clarksburg area, 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 the Clarksburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,142−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,511
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 909 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $59,928+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,938
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 39,492
- Daytime population
- 92,527Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in West Virginia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Clarksburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clarksburg, WV | 51 | 11 | 3.1 | $1.2M | −2.4% | #222 of 454 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 42 | 18 | 4.7 | $759K | −1.3% | #302 of 454 |
| 2Fairmont, WV | 41 | 14 | 6.0 | $636K | −1.2% | #310 of 454 |
| 3Bluefield, WV-VA | 37 | 20 | 4.9 | $639K | −3.8% | #336 of 454 |
| 4Elkins, WV | 10 | 10 | 9.4 | $367K | −3.6% | #446 of 454 |
Other business types in the Clarksburg area
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 preschools51
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Clarksburg, WV area?
There are 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Clarksburg area as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Clarksburg, WV area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $13.6M a year, or $383 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,511 households in the Clarksburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Clarksburg, WV area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Clarksburg area has 3.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.2M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Clarksburg area would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,366 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Clarksburg, WV area growing?
Population estimates put the Clarksburg area at 88,142 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,511 households. The median household income in the Clarksburg area is $59,928 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Clarksburg area scores 51 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #222 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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