ChildcareCost
DOL Data · 2022

Williamsburg County, SC

Infant daycare in Williamsburg County, SC costs $117 per week ($6,095 per year) for center-based care, and $134 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $40,848, the childcare burden is 14.9% of income. This is below the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$117
$6,095/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$134
$6,962/yr
Median Income
$40,848
Burden Index
14.9%
Moderate

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$117$6,095$134$6,962
Toddler (1-2)$117$6,095$134$6,962
Preschool (3-5)$127$6,615$137$7,135
School-Age (6+)$134$6,962$144$7,482
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Williamsburg County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Williamsburg County costs $117 per week ($6,095 per year). Family-based infant care costs $134 per week ($6,962 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Williamsburg County is 14.9%, rated "Moderate". This means a family earning the median income of $40,848 would spend about 14.9% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Williamsburg County at $117/wk is 32% below the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Williamsburg County costs $6,095 per year.

In Williamsburg County, SC, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $134/wk compared to $117/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $137/wk vs $127/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $144/wk (family) or $134/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.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. counties. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

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