Child day care in Pennsylvania 3,657 establishments · 45,881 employees · 2024
Firms (PA)
3,657
Employment
45,881
Avg Annual Pay
$31,425
State Rank
#5 of 52
How Pennsylvania compares to national
Metric
Pennsylvania
National
Pennsylvania vs. U.S.
Establishments
3,657
79,233
4.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$31,425
$32,550
-$1,125 (-3.5%)
Location quotient
1.44
1.00
44% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
12.5
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.4%
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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 1.44 means child day care are 44% over-represented in Pennsylvania'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