Childcare & Early Education · Nashville, TN

Childcare & Early Education Market in
Nashville, TN

$1.5B TAM · Market Score 66/100 · Ranked #33 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$1.5B
rank #33 of 925
Market Score
66/100
rank #170 of 925 · 82th percentile
Operators
346
5,545 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
13.6%
rank #86 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Nashville scored 66/100 for Childcare & Early Education

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Nashville ranks in the 82th percentile nationally for Childcare & Early Education.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare40%76,68296
Fragmentation Score35%44.815
% HH Income >$150K25%23.2688

TAM by segment

$1.5B in Nashville broken down by segment

Childcare Full Day
$1.5B
100% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Nashville

Population
2,079,596
13.6% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$85,447
23.3% HHs $150K+
Housing units
897,206
14.1% age 65+
GDP per capita
$107,901

Frequently asked questions

Childcare & Early Education market in Nashville: common questions

How big is the childcare & early education market in Nashville, TN?

The childcare & early education market in Nashville, TN has a total addressable market of $1.5B, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Nashville the #33 largest childcare & early education market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many childcare & early education companies are in Nashville?

PinpointIQ tracks 346 childcare & early education establishments in the Nashville MSA, employing approximately 5,545 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Nashville rank nationally for childcare & early education?

Nashville scores 66/100 on PinpointIQ's Childcare & Early Education Market Score, ranking #170 of 925 U.S. metros — the 82th 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 Nashville?

PinpointIQ scores Nashville's childcare & early education market on 3 components: Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare (40% weight, 96th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 15th percentile); % HH Income >$150K (25% weight, 88th 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 Nashville?

Nashville's $1.5B childcare & early education TAM breaks down into: Childcare Full Day ($1.5B, 100% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Nashville has a population of 2,079,596 and has grown 13.6% 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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