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Child care centers and preschools in Mariposa County, CA
The child care centers and preschools in Mariposa County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,074 of 1,611 scored counties
#45 of 49 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $608 a household
- Spending per listing
- $653K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,918
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 child care centers and preschools in Mariposa County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Mariposa County spend about $4.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $608 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $653K of household spending for each center on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Mariposa County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Mariposa County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Mariposa County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,074 of 1,611 scored counties and #45 of 49 scored counties in California.
How Mariposa County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Mariposa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $653K | $1.3M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,401 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $608 | $886 | $581 |
| Median household income | $68,412 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 61 |
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
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Mariposa 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 Mariposa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,918−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,508
- Median age
- 51.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $68,412+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,438
- Median home value
- $387,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,459
- Daytime population
- 13,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riverside County, CA | 86 | 388 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +5.0% | #32 of 1,611 |
| 2San Bernardino County, CA | 82 | 305 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +1.9% | #62 of 1,611 |
| 3Amador County, CA | 79 | 8 | 5.0 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #97 of 1,611 |
| 4Fresno County, CA | 79 | 158 | 4.9 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #99 of 1,611 |
| 5Madera County, CA | 76 | 23 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +7.4% | #143 of 1,611 |
| 6Kern County, CA | 74 | 133 | 4.7 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #174 of 1,611 |
| 7Tulare County, CA | 74 | 74 | 5.2 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #179 of 1,611 |
| 8San Benito County, CA | 73 | 14 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +8.6% | #191 of 1,611 |
| 9San Joaquin County, CA | 72 | 175 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +5.5% | #219 of 1,611 |
| 10Merced County, CA | 70 | 50 | 5.8 | $962K | +5.1% | #267 of 1,611 |
| 45Mariposa County, CA | 41 | 7 | 9.3 | $653K | −1.2% | #1,074 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Mariposa 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 preschools41
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Mariposa County, CA?
There are 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Mariposa County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Mariposa County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mariposa County, CA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $4.6M a year, or $608 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $653K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,508 households in Mariposa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mariposa County, CA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Mariposa County has 9.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $653K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Mariposa County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Mariposa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mariposa County at 16,918 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,508 households. The median household income in Mariposa County is $68,412 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Mariposa County scores 41 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,074 of 1,611 scored counties.
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