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Child care centers and preschools in Navajo County, AZ
How Navajo County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #50 of 1,611 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $455 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Navajo County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #50 of 1,611 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for child care centers and preschools.
Households in Navajo County spend about $18.2M a year on child care and other personal services, or $455 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each center on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Navajo County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 62% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Navajo County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 4,451 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $280K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Navajo County. Population estimates put the population change in Navajo County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Navajo 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 | Navajo County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.7M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,451 | 2,960 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $455 | $682 | $581 |
| Median household income | $54,606 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 90 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 87Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $280K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Navajo 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 Navajo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,063
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,874
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,234
- Daytime population
- 104,760Residents 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 Navajo 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 Navajo 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 preschools83
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Navajo County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 child care centers and preschools in Navajo County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Navajo County, AZ spend on child care and other personal services?
About $18.2M a year, or $455 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in Navajo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Navajo County, AZ compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Navajo County has 2.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $2M, twice the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Navajo County would have about 18, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,451 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Navajo County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Navajo County at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. Median household income in Navajo County is $54,606, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Navajo County scores 83 for child care centers and preschools (high), #50 of 1,611 scored counties.
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