Childcare & Early Education · Raleigh, NC

Childcare & Early Education Market in
Raleigh, NC

$1.2B TAM · Market Score 66/100 · Ranked #35 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$1.2B
rank #35 of 925
Market Score
66/100
rank #164 of 925 · 82th percentile
Operators
392
6,922 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
16.7%
rank #66 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Raleigh scored 66/100 for Childcare & Early Education

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

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare40%54,62196
Fragmentation Score35%36.710
% HH Income >$150K25%30.597

TAM by segment

$1.2B in Raleigh broken down by segment

Childcare Full Day
$1.2B
100% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Raleigh

Population
1,487,302
16.7% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$100,103
30.5% HHs $150K+
Housing units
619,032
13.3% age 65+
GDP per capita
$96,070

Frequently asked questions

Childcare & Early Education market in Raleigh: common questions

How big is the childcare & early education market in Raleigh, NC?

The childcare & early education market in Raleigh, NC has a total addressable market of $1.2B, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Raleigh the #35 largest childcare & early education market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many childcare & early education companies are in Raleigh?

PinpointIQ tracks 392 childcare & early education establishments in the Raleigh MSA, employing approximately 6,922 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Raleigh rank nationally for childcare & early education?

Raleigh scores 66/100 on PinpointIQ's Childcare & Early Education Market Score, ranking #164 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 Raleigh?

PinpointIQ scores Raleigh's childcare & early education market on 3 components: Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare (40% weight, 96th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 10th percentile); % HH Income >$150K (25% weight, 97th 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 Raleigh?

Raleigh's $1.2B childcare & early education TAM breaks down into: Childcare Full Day ($1.2B, 100% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Raleigh has a population of 1,487,302 and has grown 16.7% 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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