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Day care in New York

How many day care exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 22 New York counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Child day care centers · Preschools & pre-K · Family home day care · After-school programs. Counted together because official statistics use one 624410 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Above the U.S. rate — 138% of the U.S. rate
Counties covered
22
in New York
Day care
5,876
establishments (2023)
Per 10,000 present
2.8
residents + 0.5×workers
U.S. average
2.0
per 10,000 present
State index
138%
vs. U.S.
Residents
17,237,540
in covered counties
Workers
7,270,619
jobs in covered counties
Coverage. This page aggregates only the 22 New York counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing day care and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in New York

CityCounty Day careResidentsWorkers Per 10kIndexVerdict
Bronx Bronx County 816–818 1,412,082 285,342 5.2 259–259% Very high density
Garden City Nassau County 645–711 1,401,387 598,752 3.8 187–201% High density
Brooklyn Kings County 1,089–1,101 2,631,396 741,324 3.6 179% High density
White Plains Westchester County 411–471 997,782 391,628 3.4 170–190% High density
Spring Valley Rockland County 125–151 341,883 127,769 3.1 152–179% High density
Long Island City Queens County 697–729 2,320,056 589,818 2.7 131–135% Above average
Staten Island Richmond County 142–144 494,956 115,038 2.6 127% Above average
Saratoga Springs Saratoga County 67–93 232,531 77,891 2.5 122–169% Range spans bands
Poughkeepsie Dutchess County 85–129 300,448 91,489 2.5 121–175% Range spans bands
Schenectady Schenectady County 49–65 180,276 47,892 2.4 118–142% Above average
Rochester Monroe County 205–257 753,585 345,001 2.2 109–126% Above average
Troy Rensselaer County 40–86 160,774 46,534 2.2 107–214% Range spans bands
Kingston Ulster County 43–141 181,957 44,188 2.1 104–326% Range spans bands
Albany Albany County 77–145 295,619 175,518 2.0 99–156% Range spans bands
Newburgh Orange County 94–176 406,298 127,315 2.0 99–170% Range spans bands
New York New York County 523–651 1,619,224 2,072,276 2.0 96–99% Below average
Melville Suffolk County 376–494 1,444,016 549,149 1.9 94–126% Range spans bands
Buffalo Erie County 213–291 948,221 414,184 1.8 91–118% Range spans bands
East Syracuse Onondaga County 91–159 473,091 218,807 1.6 77–121% Range spans bands
Vestal Broome County 29–65 201,184 68,480 1.2 61–123% Range spans bands
Utica Oneida County 33–125 230,321 85,056 1.2 60–208% Range spans bands
Lockport Niagara County 26–62 210,453 57,168 1.1 54–115% Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

Bronx
259%
Garden City
187%
Brooklyn
179%
White Plains
170%
Spring Valley
152%
Long Island City
131%
Staten Island
127%
Saratoga Springs
122%

Most competitors per capita

Lockport
54%
Utica
60%
Vestal
61%
East Syracuse
77%
Buffalo
91%
Melville
94%
New York
96%
Newburgh
99%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few day care may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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