Child day care in Maine 644 establishments · 5,453 employees · 2024
Firms (ME)
644
Employment
5,453
Avg Annual Pay
$33,495
State Rank
#35 of 52
How Maine compares to national
Metric
Maine
National
Maine vs. U.S.
Establishments
644
79,233
0.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$33,495
$32,550
+$945 (+2.9%)
Location quotient
1.50
1.00
50% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.5
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.2%
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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 1.50 means child day care are 50% over-represented in Maine'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