Child day care in New Jersey 2,404 establishments · 41,365 employees · 2024
Firms (NJ)
2,404
Employment
41,365
Avg Annual Pay
$34,035
State Rank
#10 of 52
How New Jersey compares to national
Metric
New Jersey
National
New Jersey vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,404
79,233
3.0% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$34,035
$32,550
+$1,485 (+4.6%)
Location quotient
1.13
1.00
13% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
17.2
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 1.13 means child day care are 13% over-represented in New Jersey'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