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Child care centers and preschools in Harrison County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Harrison County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,058 of 1,611 scored counties
#8 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $385 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,221
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 child care centers and preschools in Harrison County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $385 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $10.2M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $1.1M per center, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Harrison County classed as child care services, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,255 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Harrison County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Harrison County is 41 (lower middle), #1,058 of 1,611 scored counties and #8 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Harrison County 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 | Harrison County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,255 | 1,790 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +9.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $385 | $374 | $581 |
| Median household income | $60,377 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,221−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,353
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $60,377+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,166
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 34,505
- Daytime population
- 72,165Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monongalia County, WV | 69 | 17 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #281 of 1,611 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 66 | 13 | 5.7 | $1M | +9.2% | #367 of 1,611 |
| 3Berkeley County, WV | 65 | 20 | 3.9 | $1.2M | +13.7% | #392 of 1,611 |
| 4Kanawha County, WV | 52 | 28 | 3.7 | $1M | −4.3% | #764 of 1,611 |
| 5Cabell County, WV | 49 | 15 | 3.8 | $986K | −3.2% | #838 of 1,611 |
| 6Ohio County, WV | 45 | 6 | 3.3 | $1.2M | −4.4% | #947 of 1,611 |
| 7Putnam County, WV | 45 | 13 | 5.6 | $875K | −1.0% | #955 of 1,611 |
| 8Harrison County, WV | 41 | 9 | 3.4 | $1.1M | −2.5% | #1,058 of 1,611 |
| 9Wood County, WV | 40 | 13 | 3.6 | $982K | −2.1% | #1,090 of 1,611 |
| 10Marshall County, WV | 39 | 5 | 4.0 | $859K | −4.4% | #1,122 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Harrison County
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 preschools41
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Harrison County, WV?
Harrison County has 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harrison County, WV spend on child care and other personal services?
About $10.2M a year, or $385 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,353 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, WV compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Harrison County has 3.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Harrison County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,255 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 64,221 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,353 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $60,377 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.9% 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. Harrison County scores 41 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,058 of 1,611 scored counties.
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