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Child care centers and preschools in Little River County, AR
How Little River County, AR 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 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,546 of 1,611 scored counties
#27 of 36 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $342 a household
- Spending per listing
- $235K
- 77% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,763
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Little River County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,546 of 1,611 scored counties and #27 of 36 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Little River County spend about $1.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $342 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. That is about $235K of household spending for each center on map listings, 77% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Little River County has 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 14.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Little River County in 2023. That is one for every 1,607 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Little River County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Little River 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 | Little River County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $235K | $702K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,607 | 1,657 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $342 | $385 | $581 |
| Median household income | $53,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $532K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- 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 Little River 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 Little River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,763−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,820
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $53,344+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,347
- Median home value
- $113,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,100
- Daytime population
- 10,183Residents 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 Little River 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 |
| 27Little River County, AR | 16 | 7 | 14.5 | $235K | −1.8% | #1,546 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Little River 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 preschools16
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Little River County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 child care centers and preschools in Little River County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Little River County, AR spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.6M a year, or $342 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $235K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,820 households in Little River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Little River County, AR compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Little River County has 14.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $235K, 77% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Little River County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,607 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Little River County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Little River County at 11,763 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,820 households. Median household income in Little River County is $53,344, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Little River County scores 16 for child care centers and preschools (low), #1,546 of 1,611 scored counties.
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