ChildcareCost
DOL Data · 2022

Oconee County, SC

Infant daycare in Oconee County, SC costs $111 per week ($5,774 per year) for center-based care, and $133 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $56,710, the childcare burden is 10.2% of income. This is below the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$111
$5,774/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$133
$6,905/yr
Median Income
$56,710
Burden Index
10.2%
Moderate

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$111$5,774$133$6,905
Toddler (1-2)$111$5,774$133$6,905
Preschool (3-5)$121$6,294$136$7,078
School-Age (6+)$128$6,640$143$7,425
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Oconee County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Oconee County costs $111 per week ($5,774 per year). Family-based infant care costs $133 per week ($6,905 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Oconee County is 10.2%, rated "Moderate". This means a family earning the median income of $56,710 would spend about 10.2% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Oconee County at $111/wk is 36% below the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Oconee County costs $5,774 per year.

In Oconee County, SC, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $133/wk compared to $111/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $136/wk vs $121/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $143/wk (family) or $128/wk (center).

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Childcare costs are weekly median prices from the DOL. Burden Index = annual infant center care / median household income.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. childcare prices distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Childcare Prices, 2026.