How many

How many daycares are in West Virginia?

Census County Business Patterns 2023: daycares with paid employees in West Virginia, per 10,000 residents, against the US, the change since five years ago, and the metro areas and ZIPs with the most.

163daycares in West Virginia, County Business Patterns 2023

+7 since 2018 (+5%; 156 then). That is 0.9 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).

West Virginia
0.9 per 10,000
United States
0.0 per 10,000 (45)

What this count includes

The Census counts daycares under NAICS 624410, child day care services, which covers licensed day care centers and preschools that are not part of a school system. Home-based providers appear only when they file as a business with employees.

Metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areaDaycaresPer 10,000 residents
Huntington-Ashland571.6
Charleston442.2
Morgantown282.0
Wheeling302.2
Weirton-Steubenville201.8

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ZIPs in West Virginia with the most daycares

ZIPCityDaycaresResidentsPer 10,000
25401Martinsburg1615,66110.2
26003Wheeling1540,4453.7
26201Buckhannon1219,0206.3

9 more for members.

From a count to a location

  • The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in West Virginia measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named daycares already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a daycare there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources and dates

U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.

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