Does the free check count other daycares nearby?

Not yet. The business listings DoorWorthy loads do not have a child care category, so the check says so plainly rather than guessing. Most state licensing agencies offer a search of licensed providers.

Does DoorWorthy estimate daycare enrollment?

No. There is no child care spending category in the model yet. The check shows the households, incomes, jobs and traffic around the address.

Is the free check really free?

Yes. No account and no card. Each visitor can run a few checks an hour, and a check of the same address and business type is kept for a week, so looking again is instant.

Does it work for any US address?

It works for any street address the U.S. Census can match. Jobs, household spending and business listings are loaded area by area, so the check says plainly what is not measured at your address instead of guessing.

What does the full report cost?

One report for one location is $79, or a membership is $199 a month with unlimited reports. You see both prices before you pay.

Can the check predict whether my business succeeds here?

No. It shows what public records measure around the address. The full report weighs those numbers with the rent, the competition and the rules for your use, as a structured way to compare locations, not a forecast.

Free daycare location check

Is this a good location for your daycare?

A child care center fills from parents who live or work within a short drive and pass the door twice a day. See the households and incomes nearby, the jobs around the address and the traffic on the drop-off road.

Free, with no account. Public records only, ready in a few seconds.

What matters when choosing a location for a daycare

Working parents nearby

Parents choose care near home or on the way to work. The check counts households nearby and the jobs within a short walk of the door.

Drop-off and pickup

Two rush hours a day need a safe turn-in and short-term parking. The check reads traffic counts for the nearest roads.

Licensing rules for the space

State licensing usually sets indoor space per child, outdoor play area and other requirements. Confirm with your state’s child care licensing office before you sign.

Zoning for child care

Many cities allow child care centers only in some zones or with a special permit. The full report looks up the zoning at the parcel.

Sample

What a daycare check shows

A fictional address, run through the same code as a real check. Real checks read Census records, business listings and traffic counts at your address. See a full sample report.

Fictional sample check

100 Example St

Sample City, Daycare. Invented businesses and figures.

Example ZIP area: 13,800 households
Median household income: $78,400
Residents: 31,200

What stands out

A real daytime workforce within a short walk
2,634Jobs
10,170Households
2,634 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 5,592 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), in the sample data.
Example Ave carries about 18,400 vehicles a day
18,400Vehicles a day
24,600Busiest road nearby
The nearest counted roads are Example Ave, 18,400 vehicles a day (sample count, 2024), next to the site; Sample St, 7,300 vehicles a day (sample count, 2023), about 520 feet away; and Demo Blvd, 24,600 vehicles a day (sample count, 2024), about 790 feet away.

Measured around this address

Fictional figures for this sample

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk5,592

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk2,634

Within 1 mile11,094

Office-type, half mile2,125

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

Professional services1,119
Food service and lodging893
Health care782
Retail670
Finance and insurance449

Invented job counts for this sample. Real reports use Census LEHD workplace records. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Resident spending nearby

Households within 1 mile10,170

Within half a mile4,092

Within 3 miles31,110

Households and share earning $200K+

Half a mile4,092 households14%
1 mile10,170 households14%
3 miles31,110 households14%

Invented figures for this sample. Spending potential where people live, not sales at any business.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Example Ave18,400

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Demo Blvd24,600

Other counted roads nearby

Sample St520 ft7,300
Demo Blvd790 ft24,600

Invented counts for this sample. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

Not measured at this address

Daycares within half a mileDoorWorthy does not map daycares as a business category yet, so competitors are not counted for this type.
Yearly sales nearby spending supportsDoorWorthy does not have a spending category for daycares yet, so no sales range is estimated.

What the full report answers

Is the space available?The full report checks for a current listing, and for a business already operating at this exact address.
Is the rent in line with the market?It compares the asking rent with rents nearby and with what a daycare can usually carry in rent.
Does zoning allow a daycare here?It looks up the zoning for a child care center at the parcel and what the local rules say about this use. State licensing is separate.
How does this address score?A Site Score from 0 to 100 weighs sales against costs, rent, competition, permission to operate and your own targets, whenever enough of them can be measured.

This is a fictional example. Run the free check on your own address to see the real figures.

Check an address

All businesses, roads and figures above are invented for this example.

Questions about the daycare check.

No address yet? The ZIP check measures a whole ZIP code from its center for a daycare.