Childcare & Early Education · Phoenix, AZ

Childcare & Early Education Market in
Phoenix, AZ

$3.2B TAM · Market Score 68/100 · Ranked #14 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$3.2B
rank #14 of 925
Market Score
68/100
rank #134 of 925 · 86th percentile
Operators
664
10,381 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
10.3%
rank #122 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Phoenix scored 68/100 for Childcare & Early Education

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Phoenix ranks in the 86th percentile nationally for Childcare & Early Education.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare40%159,69299
Fragmentation Score35%46.817
% HH Income >$150K25%24.1390

TAM by segment

$3.2B in Phoenix broken down by segment

Childcare Full Day
$3.2B
100% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Phoenix

Population
5,028,754
10.3% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$88,301
24.1% HHs $150K+
Housing units
2,068,985
16.8% age 65+
GDP per capita
$86,606

Frequently asked questions

Childcare & Early Education market in Phoenix: common questions

How big is the childcare & early education market in Phoenix, AZ?

The childcare & early education market in Phoenix, AZ has a total addressable market of $3.2B, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Phoenix the #14 largest childcare & early education market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many childcare & early education companies are in Phoenix?

PinpointIQ tracks 664 childcare & early education establishments in the Phoenix MSA, employing approximately 10,381 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Phoenix rank nationally for childcare & early education?

Phoenix scores 68/100 on PinpointIQ's Childcare & Early Education Market Score, ranking #134 of 925 U.S. metros — the 86th 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 Phoenix?

PinpointIQ scores Phoenix's childcare & early education market on 3 components: Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare (40% weight, 99th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 17th percentile); % HH Income >$150K (25% weight, 90th 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 Phoenix?

Phoenix's $3.2B childcare & early education TAM breaks down into: Childcare Full Day ($3.2B, 100% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Phoenix has a population of 5,028,754 and has grown 10.3% 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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