Child day care in Missouri 1,338 establishments · 17,321 employees · 2024
Firms (MO)
1,338
Employment
17,321
Avg Annual Pay
$30,198
State Rank
#17 of 52
How Missouri compares to national
Metric
Missouri
National
Missouri vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,338
79,233
1.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$30,198
$32,550
-$2,352 (-7.2%)
Location quotient
0.84
1.00
16% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
12.9
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
-1.5%
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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 0.84 means child day care are 16% under-represented in Missouri'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