NAICS 624410

Child Day Care Services in Corning, CA

The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Corning contained 9 Childcare establishments in 2023, of which 3 employed 10 or more people.

Establishments (2023)
9
1 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
3
Practical financing floor
Share of county
39%
Tehama County
City population
8,260
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Corning (96021). ZIP areas are not municipal boundaries: they can extend beyond city limits and are shared between neighbouring places. This is a count of establishments in Corning's ZIP codes, not a count of businesses inside its city limits.

Establishments by size

Employee-count distribution. For most buyers the businesses worth pursuing sit in the 5 to 49 range: large enough to have a manager and real systems, small enough to be owner-operated.

EmployeesEstablishmentsShareDistribution
1-4444.4%
10-19333.3%

Business size mix

Corning is more consolidated than California as a whole: fewer micro-operators and a larger share of businesses with real headcount. Fewer targets, but the ones that exist are more likely to be financeable.

Share of establishmentsCorningCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer44.4%49.9%-5.5%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target33.3%25.9%+7.5%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing33.3%13.8%+19.5%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Corning that also have Childcare establishments on record. Useful for spotting a gap next door, or realising the market you are looking at is already served from the town over.

MarketEstablishmentsVs state share
Orland6n/a
Red Bluff10+83%
Chico36+26%
Willows4n/a
Oroville17+144%

The wider Tehama County market

Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Corning sits in.

County establishments (2023)
23
Tehama County
County employees
132
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$3.6M
All establishments
Full Childcare data for Tehama County

What acquirers look at

License capacity is the asset and it does not transfer automatically in California. Staff-to-child ratio requirements cap margin structurally.

Other industries in Corning

Nearby cities

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns. Establishment counts and size distribution by ZIP code and NAICS, aggregated over the ZIP codes assigned to each city. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.