Child day care in Illinois 2,909 establishments · 38,398 employees · 2024
Firms (IL)
2,909
Employment
38,398
Avg Annual Pay
$34,923
State Rank
#6 of 52
How Illinois compares to national
Metric
Illinois
National
Illinois vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,909
79,233
3.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$34,923
$32,550
+$2,373 (+7.3%)
Location quotient
1.12
1.00
12% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
13.2
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+4.3%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.12 means child day care are 12% over-represented in Illinois's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 624410. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json