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Child care centers and preschools in North Slope Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in North Slope Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 10,582
- −3.8% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in North Slope Borough
The site report maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of North Slope Borough. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Households in North Slope Borough spend about $2.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $902 per household, 55% above the U.S. average.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in North Slope Borough. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, North Slope Borough would have about 2, against none on map listings.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in North Slope Borough, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show North Slope Borough declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no child care centers and preschools on map listings, North Slope Borough isn’t given a market score for them.
How North Slope Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | North Slope Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $1.6M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,564 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $902 | $778 | $581 |
| Median household income | $95,694 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in North Slope Borough, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in North Slope Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,582−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 2,281
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 49%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 88,798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $95,694+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,358
- Median home value
- $218,300
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in North Slope Borough?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the child care centers and preschools on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Alaska, with North Slope Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 78 | 19 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +10.4% | #111 of 1,611 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 67 | 57 | 5.2 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #332 of 1,611 |
| 3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 65 | 14 | 5.7 | $1.2M | +5.1% | #390 of 1,611 |
| 4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 64 | 14 | 3.9 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #413 of 1,611 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 58 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #589 of 1,611 |
| 6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 47 | 6 | 10.5 | $698K | −2.6% | #905 of 1,611 |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% |
Other business types in North Slope Borough
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in North Slope Borough, AK?
There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in North Slope Borough as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in North Slope Borough: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in North Slope Borough, AK spend on child care and other personal services?
About $2.1M a year, or $902 per household. That is 55% above the U.S. average (an index of 155, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,281 households in North Slope Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does North Slope Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
North Slope Borough has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, North Slope Borough would have about 2, against none on map listings.
How fast is North Slope Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put North Slope Borough at 10,582 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,281 households. Median household income in North Slope Borough is $95,694, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. North Slope Borough has no market score for child care centers and preschools, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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