Child day care in Colorado 1,080 establishments · 17,134 employees · 2024
Firms (CO)
1,080
Employment
17,134
Avg Annual Pay
$36,364
State Rank
#23 of 52
How Colorado compares to national
Metric
Colorado
National
Colorado vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,080
79,233
1.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$36,364
$32,550
+$3,814 (+11.7%)
Location quotient
0.66
1.00
34% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
15.9
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.5%
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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 0.66 means child day care are 34% under-represented in Colorado'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