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DOL Data · 2022

Surry County, VA

Infant daycare in Surry County, VA costs $210 per week ($10,905 per year) for center-based care, and $177 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $68,655, the childcare burden is 15.9% of income, well above the 7% threshold HUD considers affordable. This is above the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$210
$10,905/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$177
$9,183/yr
Median Income
$68,655
Burden Index
15.9%
High

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$210$10,905$177$9,183
Toddler (1-2)$159$8,293$152$7,906
Preschool (3-5)$147$7,618$148$7,686
School-Age (6+)$142$7,389$129$6,684
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Surry County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Surry County costs $210 per week ($10,905 per year). Family-based infant care costs $177 per week ($9,183 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Surry County is 15.9%, rated "High". This means a family earning the median income of $68,655 would spend about 15.9% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Surry County at $210/wk is 21% above the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Surry County costs $10,905 per year.

In Surry County, VA, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $177/wk compared to $210/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $148/wk vs $147/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $129/wk (family) or $142/wk (center).

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

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. counties with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

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