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Child care centers and preschools in Sevier County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Sevier County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $582K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,758
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sevier County spend about $1.7M a year on child care and other personal services, or $311 per household, 46% below the U.S. average. That works out to $582K per center, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Sevier County as of September 2026. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Sevier County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,874 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sevier County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Sevier County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Sevier 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 | Sevier County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $582K | $702K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,874 | 1,657 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $311 | $385 | $581 |
| Median household income | $53,527 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Sevier 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 Sevier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,758−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,622
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $53,527+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,434
- Median home value
- $117,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,255
- Daytime population
- 14,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Sevier County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $582K | −0.1% |
Other business types in Sevier 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 preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Sevier County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in Sevier County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sevier County, AR spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.7M a year, or $311 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $582K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,622 households in Sevier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sevier County, AR compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Sevier County has 5.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $582K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Sevier County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,874 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Sevier County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Sevier County at 15,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,622 households. Median household income in Sevier County is $53,527, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.2%, 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. Sevier County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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