How many people search for daycare centers each month?

About 116,740 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "daycare centers portland".

Who already ranks for daycare centers searches?

1 dedicated directories and 3 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "daycare centers portland".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Daycare Centers Directory in Portland, OR

A directory for daycare centers in Portland, OR, catering to parents seeking childcare options.

Verdict: Hard to make work

The local demand for daycare centers is low, with only 10 monthly searches. Competition is high, with dedicated directories and aggregators dominating the top results. The presence of 2 business sites further complicates the opportunity to rank effectively.

Local searches: 10; per month; 116,740 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 3; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 2,944; within ~20 km

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'daycare centers', with the Portland keywords marked. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

daycare centers portland

Local / national

10 / 116,740

Easy keywords

5 of 13

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
fitness center near me with daycare	22,200	0 easy	$3.32	commercial
daycare center	18,100	39 medium	$8.02	navigational
daycare center near me	12,100	15 easy	$10.64	navigational
daycare center for adults	6,600	30 medium	$4.29	navigational
pet daycare center	4,400	30 medium	$2.67	commercial
doggy daycare center	4,400	43 medium	$2.67	navigational
animal daycare center	4,400	43 medium	$2.67	navigational
minnesota daycare center	3,600	4 easy	$6.93	navigational
little rascals daycare center	3,600	0 easy	$3.62	navigational
daycare center license	2,900	61 hard	$11.86	informational
infant daycare center	1,600	67 hard	$7.99	navigational
sunshine daycare center	1,600	4 easy	$5.50	navigational
portland daycare center local	10	- n/a	-	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'daycare centers portland', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

1 of 8

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	winnie.com Best Overnight Childcare in Portland, OR Content 666,556/mo	Content	666,556
2	nenesdaycareportland.com Nene's Child Care & Learning Center – 2 Content 22/mo	Content	22
3	care.com Super Day Care - Daycare in Portland, OR Aggregator 3,258,612/mo	Aggregator	3,258,612
4	upwards.com Liubov Koziar Daycare Home Preschool - Portland Business site 106,381/mo	Business site	106,381
5	m.yelp.com Best Daycare Center near Alberta Arts District, Portland, OR Aggregator 21,530,517/mo	Aggregator	21,530,517
6	causeiq.com Portland, ME day care centers Dedicated directory 1,728,436/mo	Dedicated directory	1,728,436
7	care.com Multnomah Family Care Center, - Daycare in Portland, OR Aggregator 3,258,612/mo	Aggregator	3,258,612
8	community.whattoexpect.com When to get on daycare waitlists? - Portland Parents \| Forums Business site 771,290/mo	Business site	771,290

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Supply

Businesses matching 'daycare centers' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Portland, OR. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

2,944

businesses to list

Matched on Google's broader category "Escape room center", since no category matches the niche exactly.

Best rated examples

Escape Games PDX

Escape room center

5.0 (9,123)
NW Escape Experience

Escape room center

5.0 (8,515)
paradigmQ

Escape room center

5.0 (4,808)
AFC Urgent Care Beaverton

Urgent care center

4.8 (4,707)
Portland Urgent Care

Urgent care center

4.8 (4,490)

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

Portland Daycare Hub
Little Ones Directory
Portland Care Connect

Monetization

featured listings

Charge daycare centers for premium placement in search results.

$500 to $1,500 / mo after a year