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Child care centers and preschools in Cochise County, AZ
The child care centers and preschools in Cochise County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #421 of 1,611 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On child care and other personal services · $498 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,332
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 child care centers and preschools in Cochise County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $498 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Cochise County spend about $25.4M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each center on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Cochise County classed as child care services, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,888 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 208 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Cochise County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Cochise County is 64 (upper middle), #421 of 1,611 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in Arizona.
How Cochise County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Cochise County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.7M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,888 | 2,960 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +8.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $498 | $682 | $581 |
| Median household income | $59,742 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 90 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 27+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 269
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 208Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Cochise County, 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 Cochise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,332+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,982
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,210 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $59,742+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,017
- Median home value
- $218,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,807
- Daytime population
- 114,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Cochise County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 96 | 46 | 2.8 | $2.2M | +25.4% | #1 of 1,611 |
| 2Yavapai County, AZ | 92 | 33 | 3.0 | $2M | +6.5% | #6 of 1,611 |
| 3Maricopa County, AZ | 90 | 736 | 4.3 | $1.8M | +5.5% | #17 of 1,611 |
| 4Mohave County, AZ | 87 | 32 | 3.1 | $1.6M | +6.5% | #26 of 1,611 |
| 5Pima County, AZ | 84 | 159 | 3.6 | $1.7M | +2.8% | #44 of 1,611 |
| 6Navajo County, AZ | 83 | 9 | 2.2 | $2M | +3.0% | #50 of 1,611 |
| 7Coconino County, AZ | 79 | 25 | 4.5 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #95 of 1,611 |
| 8Yuma County, AZ | 70 | 44 | 5.5 | $881K | +9.2% | #270 of 1,611 |
| 9Cochise County, AZ | 64 | 21 | 4.1 | $1.2M | +0.6% | #421 of 1,611 |
| 10Santa Cruz County, AZ | 60 | 9 | 5.3 | $833K | +4.8% | #555 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Cochise County
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 preschools64
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Cochise County, AZ?
Cochise County has 21 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Official counts list 208 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cochise County, AZ spend on child care and other personal services?
About $25.4M a year, or $498 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,982 households in Cochise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cochise County, AZ compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Cochise County has 4.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Cochise County would have about 25, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,888 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Cochise County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Cochise County at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. The median household income in Cochise County is $59,742 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cochise County scores 64 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #421 of 1,611 scored counties.
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