Child care · Metro area · West Virginia
Child care centers and preschools in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area
The child care centers and preschools in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #298 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $352 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,264
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #298 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 child care centers and preschools in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 41% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $352 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area spend about $13.3M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $1M of household spending for each center on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area was 24 in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,578 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Parkersburg-Vienna metro 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 | Parkersburg-Vienna metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,578 | 1,790 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +9.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $352 | $374 | $581 |
| Median household income | $57,391 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,264−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 37,877
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,409
- Median home value
- $156,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,056
- Daytime population
- 89,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester, VA-WV | 74 | 29 | 5.2 | $986K | +6.5% | #38 of 387 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 67 | 52 | 4.4 | $1M | +7.1% | #74 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 58 | 1,804 | 7.6 | $1M | +3.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 1Morgantown, WV | 55 | 26 | 4.5 | $984K | +1.3% | #165 of 387 |
| 2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 53 | 49 | 3.2 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #174 of 387 |
| 3Charleston, WV | 45 | 29 | 3.3 | $1.1M | −4.7% | #231 of 387 |
| 4Wheeling, WV-OH | 41 | 19 | 3.3 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #257 of 387 |
| 5Beckley, WV | 38 | 16 | 3.6 | $924K | −4.3% | #276 of 387 |
| 6Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 34 | 13 | 3.4 | $1M | −2.3% | #298 of 387 |
| 7Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 34 | 20 | 4.0 | $815K | −3.6% | #299 of 387 |
Other business types in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro 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 preschools34
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 13 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $13.3M a year, or $352 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area 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 $1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,578 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 34 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #298 of 387 scored metro areas.
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