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Child care centers and preschools in Raleigh County, WV
The child care centers and preschools in Raleigh County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,123 of 1,611 scored counties
#11 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $333 a household
- Spending per listing
- $806K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,775
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $333 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in Raleigh County spend about $9.7M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 12 child care centers and preschools, that is $806K per center, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Raleigh County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Raleigh County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,231 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Raleigh County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Raleigh County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,123 of 1,611 scored counties and #11 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Raleigh 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 | Raleigh County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $806K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,231 | 1,790 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $333 | $374 | $581 |
| Median household income | $52,150 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 275
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,775−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 29,004
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $52,150+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,506
- Median home value
- $150,900
- Jobs located here
- 34,669
- Daytime population
- 82,083Residents 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 |
| 11Raleigh County, WV | 39 | 12 | 4.1 | $806K | −3.5% | #1,123 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Raleigh 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 preschools39
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Raleigh County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 child care centers and preschools in Raleigh County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Raleigh County, WV spend on child care and other personal services?
About $9.7M a year, or $333 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $806K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,004 households in Raleigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Raleigh County, WV compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Raleigh County has 4.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $806K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Raleigh County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,231 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Raleigh County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Raleigh County at 71,775 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,004 households. Median household income in Raleigh County is $52,150, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Raleigh County scores 39 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,123 of 1,611 scored counties.
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