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Child care centers and preschools in Baca County, CO

How Baca County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$685K
On child care and other personal services · $413 a household
Spending per listing
$228K
77% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,347
−3.8% 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 3 child care centers and preschools in Baca County. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Baca County comes to about $685K a year: $413 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $228K of household spending for each center on map listings, 77% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Baca County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Baca County declined 3.8%, 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 Baca County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Baca County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureBaca CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.15.05.8
Spending per listing$228K$1.6M$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9161,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$413$822$581
Median household income$46,215$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored87

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Baca 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 Baca County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,347−3.8% since 2020
Households
1,657
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$46,215
Average household income
$64,396
Median home value
$122,900
Jobs located here
1,256
Daytime population
3,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Broomfield County, CO91154.7$2.2M+6.3%#10 of 1,611
2Adams County, CO90784.1$1.9M+6.6%#15 of 1,611
3Douglas County, CO881047.4$1.6M+10.9%#21 of 1,611
4Larimer County, CO84835.4$1.5M+4.8%#47 of 1,611
5Denver County, CO831454.3$2M+3.2%#51 of 1,611
6Weld County, CO83635.1$1.5M+14.2%#54 of 1,611
7Arapahoe County, CO811365.3$1.6M+2.8%#68 of 1,611
8Pueblo County, CO79172.5$2.2M+0.6%#91 of 1,611
9Teller County, CO7965.1$1.3M0.0%#100 of 1,611
10Delta County, CO7853.9$1.3M+3.6%#117 of 1,611
Baca County, CONot scored318.1$228K−3.8%

Other business types in Baca 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 Baca County, CO?

There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Baca County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Baca County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $685K a year, or $413 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $228K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,657 households in Baca County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Baca County has 18.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $228K, 77% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Baca County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Baca County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Baca County at 3,347 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,657 households. The median household income in Baca County is $46,215 a year, 43% 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 Baca County

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