Employment
1,045,052
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 6244
NAICS 6244 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Child Day Care Services - Industry Benchmarks
$29,695/yr average annual pay, with 6,383 SBA loans on record for NAICS 6244.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 1.0M
- Workers employed
- $29,695/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5.5B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 6244
Texas leads Child Day Care Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 11.4% net margin.
- 11.4%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 1.0M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $29,695/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5.5B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Child Day Care Services
Child Day Care Services sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 11.4% net margin overall.
82,162 establishments employ 1,045,052 workers (12.7/location) at $29,695/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$29,695/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
82,162
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 78,945; establishment count increased by 2,042. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $31.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 12.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Child Day Care Services NAICS 62441 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 91,240 |
| California | 89,288 |
| New York | 84,613 |
| Florida | 64,646 |
| Pennsylvania | 46,742 |
| Illinois | 42,273 |
| New Jersey | 41,650 |
| Georgia | 40,515 |
| Ohio | 37,950 |
| North Carolina | 35,736 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,383
Total Loan Volume
$5.5B
Avg Loan Size
$864K
Jobs Supported
112,776
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,081 (80%)
504 1,302 (20%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
318 loans in this industry
New Business Share
37.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 752
2021 999
2022 907
2023 976
2024 1,189
2025 1,358
2026 202
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Child Day Care Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 6244 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 11.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Child Day Care Services?
82,162 business establishments. Together they employ 1,045,052 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Child Day Care Services?
$29,695/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 12.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Child Day Care Services employment?
Texas leads with 91,240 workers. California (89,288) and New York (84,613) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Child Day Care Services receive?
Child Day Care Services businesses received 6,383 SBA loans totaling $5.5 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $864K. These loans supported 112,776 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 88% of that same 259-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Couriers and Express Delivery Services 1,036,160
- Offices of Dentists 1,028,889
- Health and Personal Care Stores 1,066,142
Benchmarking Child Day Care Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Health Care and Social Assistance
- 82,162 establishments, 1,045,052 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6,383 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 6244 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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