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Child care centers and preschools in Indian River County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Indian River County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #86 of 1,611 scored counties
#11 of 56 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +26.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $476 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,799
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Indian River County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #86 of 1,611 scored counties and #11 of 56 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for child care centers and preschools.
At $476 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Indian River County spend about $33.7M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 27 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.2M per center, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 27 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Indian River County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Indian River County was 29 in 2023, up 26.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,442 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Indian River County. Population estimates show Indian River County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Indian River County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Indian River County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $866K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,442 | 1,882 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.1% | +6.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $476 | $476 | $581 |
| Median household income | $73,491 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 29+26.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 395
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 125Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Indian River 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 Indian River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,799+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 70,816
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 503 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,404
- Median home value
- $351,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,126
- Daytime population
- 157,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Florida, with Indian River County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Collier County, FL | 92 | 63 | 3.8 | $1.6M | +10.6% | #7 of 1,611 |
| 2Flagler County, FL | 91 | 9 | 1.7 | $2.8M | +21.0% | #9 of 1,611 |
| 3Sumter County, FL | 90 | 12 | 1.7 | $2.5M | +21.1% | #14 of 1,611 |
| 4Santa Rosa County, FL | 89 | 27 | 3.7 | $1.4M | +11.7% | #19 of 1,611 |
| 5Walton County, FL | 87 | 15 | 4.4 | $1.2M | +22.9% | #29 of 1,611 |
| 6Sarasota County, FL | 85 | 90 | 4.2 | $1.2M | +10.0% | #40 of 1,611 |
| 7St. Johns County, FL | 84 | 68 | 5.9 | $1.2M | +25.0% | #49 of 1,611 |
| 8Martin County, FL | 83 | 28 | 4.1 | $1.3M | +4.8% | #58 of 1,611 |
| 9Charlotte County, FL | 83 | 30 | 3.3 | $1.2M | +15.5% | #59 of 1,611 |
| 10Lake County, FL | 83 | 59 | 3.6 | $1.2M | +18.1% | #60 of 1,611 |
| 11Indian River County, FL | 80 | 27 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #86 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Indian River 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 preschools80
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Indian River County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 child care centers and preschools in Indian River County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 26.1% from 2019. Another 125 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Indian River County, FL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $33.7M a year, or $476 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,816 households in Indian River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indian River County, FL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Indian River County has 3.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.2M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Indian River County would have about 34, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,442 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Indian River County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Indian River County at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. Median household income in Indian River County is $73,491, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Indian River County scores 80 for child care centers and preschools (high), #86 of 1,611 scored counties.
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