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Child care centers and preschools in Bannock County, ID
The child care centers and preschools in Bannock County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #745 of 1,611 scored counties
#10 of 18 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +38.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $541 a household
- Spending per listing
- $909K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,591
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Bannock County comes to about $18.2M a year: $541 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $909K of household spending for each center on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Bannock County has 20 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Bannock County in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,158 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 91 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $259K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Bannock County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bannock County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Bannock County is 53 (upper middle), #745 of 1,611 scored counties and #10 of 18 scored counties in Idaho.
How Bannock County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Bannock County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $909K | $940K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,158 | 1,415 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.1% | +16.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $541 | $627 | $581 |
| Median household income | $66,499 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 29+38.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 250
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 91Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $259K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Bannock 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 Bannock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,591+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,590
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,113 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $66,499+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,434
- Median home value
- $300,700
- Jobs located here
- 35,810
- Daytime population
- 86,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Bannock County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bingham County, ID | 74 | 9 | 5.6 | $1.1M | +6.4% | #183 of 1,611 |
| 2Jefferson County, ID | 73 | 6 | 5.9 | $1.1M | +13.6% | #201 of 1,611 |
| 3Ada County, ID | 70 | 151 | 7.5 | $1M | +9.6% | #263 of 1,611 |
| 4Canyon County, ID | 68 | 51 | 5.9 | $962K | +18.1% | #321 of 1,611 |
| 5Kootenai County, ID | 63 | 52 | 7.3 | $867K | +11.0% | #466 of 1,611 |
| 6Bonneville County, ID | 62 | 30 | 6.8 | $935K | +8.9% | #488 of 1,611 |
| 7Bonner County, ID | 61 | 13 | 6.4 | $908K | +14.8% | #525 of 1,611 |
| 8Madison County, ID | 60 | 10 | 7.5 | $670K | +4.2% | #561 of 1,611 |
| 9Blaine County, ID | 58 | 8 | 7.7 | $970K | +4.8% | #607 of 1,611 |
| 10Bannock County, ID | 53 | 20 | 6.0 | $909K | +4.9% | #745 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Bannock 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 preschools53
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Bannock County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 child care centers and preschools in Bannock County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019. Another 91 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bannock County, ID spend on child care and other personal services?
About $18.2M a year, or $541 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $909K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,590 households in Bannock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bannock County, ID compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Bannock County has 6.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $909K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Bannock County would have about 18, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,158 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Bannock County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Bannock County at 91,591 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,590 households. Median household income in Bannock County is $66,499, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Bannock County scores 53 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #745 of 1,611 scored counties.
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