Child day care in Massachusetts 1,988 establishments · 30,810 employees · 2024
Firms (MA)
1,988
Employment
30,810
Avg Annual Pay
$40,564
State Rank
#12 of 52
How Massachusetts compares to national
Metric
Massachusetts
National
Massachusetts vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,988
79,233
2.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$40,564
$32,550
+$8,014 (+24.6%)
Location quotient
1.07
1.00
7% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
15.5
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.6%
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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 1.07 means child day care are 7% over-represented in Massachusetts'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