Child day care in Alabama 1,023 establishments · 11,644 employees · 2024
Firms (AL)
1,023
Employment
11,644
Avg Annual Pay
$27,983
State Rank
#25 of 52
How Alabama compares to national
Metric
Alabama
National
Alabama vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,023
79,233
1.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$27,983
$32,550
-$4,567 (-14.0%)
Location quotient
0.97
1.00
3% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
11.4
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.1%
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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 0.97 means child day care are 3% under-represented in Alabama'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