Childcare & Early Education · Sacramento, CA

Childcare & Early Education Market in
Sacramento, CA

$1.8B TAM · Market Score 86/100 · Ranked #23 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$1.8B
rank #23 of 925
Market Score
86/100
rank #15 of 925 · 98th percentile
Operators
590
5,649 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
7.0%
rank #195 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Sacramento scored 86/100 for Childcare & Early Education

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Sacramento ranks in the 98th percentile nationally for Childcare & Early Education.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare40%84,39797
Fragmentation Score35%77.266
% HH Income >$150K25%29.2596

TAM by segment

$1.8B in Sacramento broken down by segment

Childcare Full Day
$1.8B
100% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Sacramento

Population
2,426,388
7.0% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$97,188
29.3% HHs $150K+
Housing units
954,751
16.7% age 65+
GDP per capita
$83,212

Frequently asked questions

Childcare & Early Education market in Sacramento: common questions

How big is the childcare & early education market in Sacramento, CA?

The childcare & early education market in Sacramento, CA has a total addressable market of $1.8B, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Sacramento the #23 largest childcare & early education market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many childcare & early education companies are in Sacramento?

PinpointIQ tracks 590 childcare & early education establishments in the Sacramento MSA, employing approximately 5,649 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Sacramento rank nationally for childcare & early education?

Sacramento scores 86/100 on PinpointIQ's Childcare & Early Education Market Score, ranking #15 of 925 U.S. metros — the 98th 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 Sacramento?

PinpointIQ scores Sacramento's childcare & early education market on 3 components: Kids Under 6 Needing Childcare (40% weight, 97th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 66th percentile); % HH Income >$150K (25% weight, 96th 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 Sacramento?

Sacramento's $1.8B childcare & early education TAM breaks down into: Childcare Full Day ($1.8B, 100% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Sacramento has a population of 2,426,388 and has grown 7.0% 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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