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Child care centers and preschools in Jefferson County, CO
How Jefferson 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 · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #187 of 1,611 scored counties
#14 of 25 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 137
- 29 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 125
- +21.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $224.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,451
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $929 per household (60% above the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $224.5M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 137 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.6M per center, 64% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Jefferson County has 137 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 21%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 125 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as child care services, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,934 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 669 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $25.6M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For child care centers and preschools, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #187 of 1,611 scored counties and #14 of 25 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,934 | 1,916 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.4% | +8.2% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $929 | $822 | $581 |
| Median household income | $110,656 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 103 → 125+21.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,870
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $60.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 669Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13729 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 224The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $25.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,451−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 241,735
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 758
- Median household income
- $110,656+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,995
- Median home value
- $637,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,943
- Daytime population
- 537,313Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Broomfield County, CO | 91 | 15 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +6.3% | #10 of 1,611 |
| 2Adams County, CO | 90 | 78 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #15 of 1,611 |
| 3Douglas County, CO | 88 | 104 | 7.4 | $1.6M | +10.9% | #21 of 1,611 |
| 4Larimer County, CO | 84 | 83 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #47 of 1,611 |
| 5Denver County, CO | 83 | 145 | 4.3 | $2M | +3.2% | #51 of 1,611 |
| 6Weld County, CO | 83 | 63 | 5.1 | $1.5M | +14.2% | #54 of 1,611 |
| 7Arapahoe County, CO | 81 | 136 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #68 of 1,611 |
| 8Pueblo County, CO | 79 | 17 | 2.5 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #91 of 1,611 |
| 9Teller County, CO | 79 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #100 of 1,611 |
| 10Delta County, CO | 78 | 5 | 3.9 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #117 of 1,611 |
| 14Jefferson County, CO | 73 | 137 | 5.7 | $1.6M | −0.5% | #187 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 preschools73
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Jefferson County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 child care centers and preschools in Jefferson County. 29 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 669 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, CO spend on child care and other personal services?
About $224.5M a year, or $929 per household. That is 60% above the U.S. average (an index of 160, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,735 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, CO compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Jefferson County has 5.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.6M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 224, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,934 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 580,451 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 241,735 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $110,656, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 73 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #187 of 1,611 scored counties.
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