Child day care in North Carolina 2,659 establishments · 31,961 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
2,659
Employment
31,961
Avg Annual Pay
$31,097
State Rank
#9 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,659
79,233
3.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$31,097
$32,550
-$1,453 (-4.5%)
Location quotient
1.08
1.00
8% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
12.0
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.0%
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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 1.08 means child day care are 8% over-represented in North Carolina'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