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Child care centers and preschools in Benton County, AR
The child care centers and preschools in Benton County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #322 of 1,611 scored counties
#1 of 36 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 69
- 15 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64M
- On child care and other personal services · $572 a household
- Spending per listing
- $927K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,554
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Benton County comes to about $64M a year: $572 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $927K of household spending for each center on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 69 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 22%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as child care services, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,749 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 250 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Benton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Benton County is 68 (upper middle), #322 of 1,611 scored counties and #1 of 36 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Benton County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $927K | $702K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,749 | 1,657 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.2% | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $572 | $385 | $581 |
| Median household income | $93,506 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 64+3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,329
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 250Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6915 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,554+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 111,919
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 848 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 358
- Median household income
- $93,506+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,066
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 151,032
- Daytime population
- 313,270Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Benton County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 68 | 69 | 6.2 | $927K | +16.0% | #322 of 1,611 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 61 | 21 | 4.2 | $1M | +7.6% | #512 of 1,611 |
| 3Washington County, AR | 60 | 54 | 5.6 | $795K | +9.9% | #559 of 1,611 |
| 4Baxter County, AR | 56 | 6 | 3.1 | $983K | +3.1% | #658 of 1,611 |
| 5White County, AR | 56 | 12 | 4.1 | $803K | +4.2% | #668 of 1,611 |
| 6Craighead County, AR | 55 | 19 | 4.3 | $916K | +4.8% | #686 of 1,611 |
| 7Faulkner County, AR | 54 | 25 | 5.1 | $816K | +8.2% | #733 of 1,611 |
| 8Garland County, AR | 51 | 14 | 3.2 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #790 of 1,611 |
| 9Independence County, AR | 51 | 7 | 4.8 | $732K | +2.2% | #804 of 1,611 |
| 10Boone County, AR | 43 | 7 | 4.6 | $712K | +3.3% | #1,013 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Benton 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 preschools68
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Benton County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 child care centers and preschools in Benton County. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 250 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Benton County, AR spend on child care and other personal services?
About $64M a year, or $572 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $927K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,919 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, AR compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Benton County has 6.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $927K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Benton County would have about 64, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,749 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 332,554 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,919 households. Median household income in Benton County is $93,506, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Benton County scores 68 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #322 of 1,611 scored counties.
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