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Child care centers and preschools in Ohio County, WV
How Ohio County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #947 of 1,611 scored counties
#6 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $397 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,496
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $397 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Ohio County spend about $7.3M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $1.2M per center, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Ohio County has 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Ohio County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,411 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Ohio County declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Ohio County is 45 (lower middle), #947 of 1,611 scored counties and #6 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Ohio 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 | Ohio County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,411 | 1,790 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $397 | $374 | $581 |
| Median household income | $57,094 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,496−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,342
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 106 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $57,094+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,503
- Median home value
- $166,000
- Jobs located here
- 28,166
- Daytime population
- 49,394Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Ohio County marked.
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 Ohio 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 preschools45
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Ohio County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 child care centers and preschools in Ohio County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ohio County, WV spend on child care and other personal services?
About $7.3M a year, or $397 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,342 households in Ohio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio County, WV compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Ohio County has 3.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Ohio County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,411 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Ohio County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Ohio County at 40,496 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,342 households. Median household income in Ohio County is $57,094, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Ohio County scores 45 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #947 of 1,611 scored counties.
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