Childcare & Early Education · Denver, CO

Childcare & Early Education Market in
Denver, CO

$2.6B TAM · Market Score 69/100 · Ranked #18 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Denver, CO MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

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Total TAM
$2.6B
rank #18 of 925
Market Score
69/100
rank #113 of 925 · 88th percentile
Operators
577
9,222 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
7.3%
rank #186 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Denver scored 69/100 for Childcare & Early Education

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Denver ranks in the 88th percentile nationally for Childcare & Early Education.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare40%109,53798
Fragmentation Score35%45.116
% HH Income >$150K25%33.1998

TAM by segment

$2.6B in Denver broken down by segment

Childcare Full Day
$2.6B
100% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Denver

Population
3,002,721
7.3% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$105,762
33.2% HHs $150K+
Housing units
1,290,063
14.2% age 65+
GDP per capita
$109,961

Frequently asked questions

Childcare & Early Education market in Denver: common questions

How big is the childcare & early education market in Denver, CO?

The childcare & early education market in Denver, CO has a total addressable market of $2.6B, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Denver the #18 largest childcare & early education market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many childcare & early education companies are in Denver?

PinpointIQ tracks 577 childcare & early education establishments in the Denver MSA, employing approximately 9,222 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Denver rank nationally for childcare & early education?

Denver scores 69/100 on PinpointIQ's Childcare & Early Education Market Score, ranking #113 of 925 U.S. metros — the 88th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for childcare & early education operators and investors.

What drives childcare & early education demand in Denver?

PinpointIQ scores Denver's childcare & early education market on 3 components: Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare (40% weight, 98th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 16th percentile); % HH Income >$150K (25% weight, 98th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the childcare & early education vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest childcare & early education sub-segments in Denver?

Denver's $2.6B childcare & early education TAM breaks down into: Childcare Full Day ($2.6B, 100% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Denver growing? How does population affect the childcare & early education market?

Denver has a population of 3,002,721 and has grown 7.3% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of childcare & early education demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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