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Child care centers and preschools in Randolph County, WV
The child care centers and preschools in Randolph County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,594 of 1,611 scored counties
#17 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $344 a household
- Spending per listing
- $367K
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,882
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Randolph County is 7 (very low), #1,594 of 1,611 scored counties and #17 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Randolph County spend about $3.7M a year on child care and other personal services, or $344 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 child care centers and preschools, that is $367K per center, 63% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Randolph County has 10 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 9.4, 62% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Randolph County classed as child care services. That is one for every 763 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $870K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Randolph County. Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $367K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 763 | 1,790 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $344 | $374 | $581 |
| Median household income | $52,757 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $986K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $870K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,882−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,678
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,040 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $52,757+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,437
- Median home value
- $144,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,659
- Daytime population
- 26,808Residents 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 |
| 17Randolph County, WV | 7 | 10 | 9.4 | $367K | −3.6% | #1,594 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Randolph 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 preschools7
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Randolph County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 child care centers and preschools in Randolph County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Randolph County, WV spend on child care and other personal services?
About $3.7M a year, or $344 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $367K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,678 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, WV compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Randolph County has 9.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $367K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Randolph County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 763 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 26,882 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,678 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $52,757, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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. Randolph County scores 7 for child care centers and preschools (very low), #1,594 of 1,611 scored counties.
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