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Child care centers and preschools in Cleburne County, AR

The child care centers and preschools in Cleburne County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On child care and other personal services · $324 a household
Spending per listing
$853K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,672
+3.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Cleburne County spend about $3.4M a year on child care and other personal services, or $324 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That works out to $853K per center, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

Cleburne County has 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Cleburne County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cleburne County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Cleburne County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cleburne 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.

Child care and preschools in Cleburne County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCleburne CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.85.55.8
Spending per listing$853K$702K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6571,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$324$385$581
Median household income$55,798$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

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
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,672+3.9% since 2020
Households
10,522
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$55,798+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,242
Median home value
$179,800
Jobs located here
6,624
Daytime population
23,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Cleburne County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR68696.2$927K+16.0%#322 of 1,611
2Saline County, AR61214.2$1M+7.6%#512 of 1,611
3Washington County, AR60545.6$795K+9.9%#559 of 1,611
4Baxter County, AR5663.1$983K+3.1%#658 of 1,611
5White County, AR56124.1$803K+4.2%#668 of 1,611
6Craighead County, AR55194.3$916K+4.8%#686 of 1,611
7Faulkner County, AR54255.1$816K+8.2%#733 of 1,611
8Garland County, AR51143.2$1.1M−0.6%#790 of 1,611
9Independence County, AR5174.8$732K+2.2%#804 of 1,611
10Boone County, AR4374.6$712K+3.3%#1,013 of 1,611
Cleburne County, ARNot scored43.8$853K+3.9%

Other business types in Cleburne County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Cleburne County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 child care centers and preschools in Cleburne County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Cleburne County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cleburne County, AR spend on child care and other personal services?

About $3.4M a year, or $324 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $853K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,522 households in Cleburne County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cleburne County, AR compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Cleburne County has 3.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $853K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Cleburne County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Cleburne County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Cleburne County at 25,672 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,522 households. Median household income in Cleburne County is $55,798, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Cleburne County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Cleburne County

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