Child day care in Kentucky 1,033 establishments · 13,056 employees · 2024
Firms (KY)
1,033
Employment
13,056
Avg Annual Pay
$25,959
State Rank
#24 of 52
How Kentucky compares to national
Metric
Kentucky
National
Kentucky vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,033
79,233
1.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$25,959
$32,550
-$6,591 (-20.2%)
Location quotient
1.00
1.00
matches the national rate
Avg firm size (employees)
12.6
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.7%
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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 1.00 means child day care are at roughly the national rate in Kentucky's business mix.
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