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Child care centers and preschools in Mesa County, CO
The child care centers and preschools in Mesa County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #249 of 1,611 scored counties
#17 of 25 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +34.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40M
- On child care and other personal services · $608 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,845
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $608 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Mesa County spend about $40M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $1.7M per center, 66% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Mesa County has 24 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Mesa County was 51 in 2023, up 34.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,291 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 160 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.8M has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Mesa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Mesa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Mesa County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #249 of 1,611 scored counties and #17 of 25 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mesa 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 | Mesa County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,291 | 1,916 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.2% | +8.2% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $608 | $822 | $581 |
| Median household income | $73,658 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 51+34.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 389
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 160Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Mesa 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 Mesa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,845+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 65,830
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,145
- Median home value
- $378,600
- Jobs located here
- 65,394
- Daytime population
- 156,691Residents 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 |
| 17Mesa County, CO | 70 | 24 | 3.6 | $1.7M | +4.4% | #249 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Mesa 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 preschools70
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Mesa County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 child care centers and preschools in Mesa County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 34.2% from 2019. Another 160 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mesa County, CO spend on child care and other personal services?
About $40M 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 24 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,830 households in Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mesa County, CO compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Mesa County has 3.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.7M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Mesa County would have about 40, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,291 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Mesa County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Mesa County at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in Mesa County is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Mesa County scores 70 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #249 of 1,611 scored counties.
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