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Child care centers and preschools in Searcy County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Searcy County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$943K
On child care and other personal services · $295 a household
Spending per listing
$943K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,848
0.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 child care center or preschool in Searcy County. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households.

At $295 per household (49% below the U.S. average), households in Searcy County spend about $943K a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $943K per center.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Searcy County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Searcy County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Searcy 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 Searcy County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureSearcy CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.15.55.8
Spending per listing$943K$702K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6571,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$295$385$581
Median household income$44,426$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Searcy 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 Searcy County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,8480.0% since 2020
Households
3,197
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
666 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$44,426
Average household income
$59,186
Median home value
$110,000
Jobs located here
1,409
Daytime population
6,814Residents 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 Searcy 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
Searcy County, ARNot scored13.1$943K0.0%

Other business types in Searcy County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Searcy County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Searcy County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $943K a year, or $295 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $943K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,197 households in Searcy County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Searcy County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending.

How fast is Searcy County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Searcy County at 7,848 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,197 households. The median household income in Searcy County is $44,426 a year, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Searcy County

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