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Day care in Texas

How many day care exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 36 Texas counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Child day care centers · Preschools & pre-K · Family home day care · After-school programs. Counted together because official statistics use one 624410 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Below the U.S. rate — 82% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Texas

Day care

4,989

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

1.7

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

2.0

per 10,000 present

State index

82%

vs. U.S.

Residents

25,028,493

in covered counties

Workers

9,885,661

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 36 Texas counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing day care and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Texas

City	County	Day care	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Harlingen	Cameron County	153–171	425,007	121,999	3.1	155–165%	High density
Mcallen	Hidalgo County	299–323	891,915	226,099	3.0	147–155%	Range spans bands
Cedar Park	Williamson County	184–210	691,052	187,105	2.3	116–123%	Above average
Temple	Bell County	104–132	399,960	95,282	2.3	114–134%	Above average
Sugar Land	Fort Bend County	221–239	855,396	228,133	2.3	112–118%	Above average
Pearland	Brazoria County	101–125	410,979	98,139	2.2	108–123%	Above average
Laredo	Webb County	68–78	269,130	83,205	2.2	108–121%	Above average
Plano	Collin County	241–259	1,115,497	422,851	1.8	89–94%	Below average
Frisco	Denton County	203–235	978,658	345,999	1.8	87–96%	Below average
Wichita Falls	Wichita County	27–43	136,053	45,003	1.7	84–121%	Range spans bands
Lubbock	Lubbock County	63–97	311,047	122,184	1.7	83–105%	Range spans bands
Houston	Harris County	1,000–1,222	4,866,005	2,159,333	1.7	83–88%	Below average
Weatherford	Parker County	27–37	147,840	33,831	1.6	81–99%	Below average
Austin	Travis County	270–336	1,302,098	733,329	1.6	80–86%	Below average
Fort Worth	Tarrant County	404–468	2,091,100	824,477	1.6	80–84%	Below average
League City	Galveston County	68–96	379,923	101,205	1.6	78–98%	Below average
San Marcos	Hays County	51–57	286,831	81,054	1.6	77–83%	Below average
Midland	Midland County	33–47	168,494	91,917	1.5	76–85%	Below average
College Station	Brazos County	42–60	241,659	78,858	1.5	74–84%	Below average
Beaumont	Jefferson County	45–73	252,884	102,594	1.5	73–99%	Below average
Amarillo	Randall County	24–34	144,098	41,104	1.5	72–96%	Below average
El Paso	El Paso County	145–199	871,270	253,085	1.5	72–87%	Below average
Dallas	Dallas County	503–641	2,736,443	1,654,497	1.4	70–75%	Below average
Waxahachie	Ellis County	34–56	222,795	52,087	1.4	67–103%	Range spans bands
Terrell	Kaufman County	27–37	183,309	36,313	1.3	66–86%	Below average
San Antonio	Bexar County	318–396	2,044,549	788,736	1.3	64–74%	Below average
Tyler	Smith County	38–70	247,103	98,064	1.3	63–103%	Range spans bands
Spring	Montgomery County	90–114	671,730	197,300	1.2	58–68%	Range spans bands
Odessa	Ector County	24–42	171,416	72,071	1.2	57–81%	Range spans bands
Corpus Christi	Nueces County	47–99	351,950	130,507	1.1	56–91%	Range spans bands
Woodway	McLennan County	36–78	270,919	111,818	1.1	54–106%	Range spans bands
Schertz	Guadalupe County	20–32	157,840	50,580	1.1	54–75%	Range spans bands
Sherman	Grayson County	18–46	148,078	43,079	1.1	52–128%	Range spans bands
New Braunfels	Comal County	24–36	215,245	64,040	1.0	48–68%	Range spans bands
Abilene	Taylor County	16–42	154,753	57,557	0.9	43–91%	Range spans bands
Burleson	Johnson County	21–39	215,467	52,226	0.9	43–75%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

155%

147%

116%

114%

112%

108%

108%

89%

Most competitors per capita

43%

43%

48%

52%

54%

54%

56%

57%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few day care may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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