Child care · Metro area · Idaho
Child care centers and preschools in the Boise City, ID metro area
The child care centers and preschools in the Boise City, ID metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #81 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 214
- 19 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 196
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $212.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $699 a household
- Spending per listing
- $994K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 864,243
- +12.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Boise City metro area spend about $212.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $699 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $994K of household spending for each center on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 214 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Boise City metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 196 businesses with payroll in the Boise City metro area classed as child care services, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,552 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 851 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $17M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Boise City metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Boise City metro area grew 12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Boise City metro area is 66 (upper middle), #81 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Boise City metro area 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 | Boise City metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $994K | $940K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,552 | 1,415 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | +16.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.2% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $699 | $627 | $581 |
| Median household income | $85,987 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 196+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 851Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 212The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 32
- Amount
- $17M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Boise City metro area, 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 the Boise City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 864,243+12.2% since 2020
- Households
- 304,187
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 11,767 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $85,987+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,865
- Median home value
- $468,900
- Jobs located here
- 391,939
- Daytime population
- 824,168Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Boise City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boise City, ID | 66 | 214 | 7.0 | $994K | +12.2% | #81 of 387 |
| 2Idaho Falls, ID | 61 | 36 | 6.5 | $971K | +9.8% | #112 of 387 |
| 3Coeur d’Alene, ID | 57 | 52 | 7.3 | $867K | +11.0% | #150 of 387 |
| 4Twin Falls, ID | 49 | 31 | 7.2 | $758K | +8.1% | #203 of 387 |
| 5Pocatello, ID | 47 | 20 | 6.0 | $909K | +4.9% | #218 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 44 | 42 | 8.5 | $751K | +8.8% | #243 of 387 |
| 6Lewiston, ID-WA | 33 | 20 | 7.5 | $785K | +1.5% | #309 of 387 |
Other business types in the Boise City metro area
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 preschools66
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Boise City, ID metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 214 child care centers and preschools in the Boise City metro area. 19 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 196 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Another 851 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Boise City, ID metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $212.6M a year, or $699 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 214 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $994K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 304,187 households in the Boise City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boise City, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Boise City metro area has 7.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $994K, in line with the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Boise City metro area would have about 212, against 214 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,552 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boise City, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Boise City metro area at 864,243 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 304,187 households. Median household income in the Boise City metro area is $85,987, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. The Boise City metro area scores 66 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #81 of 387 scored metro areas.
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