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Child care centers and preschools in Canyon County, ID
How Canyon County, ID 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #321 of 1,611 scored counties
#4 of 18 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 51
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49M
- On child care and other personal services · $570 a household
- Spending per listing
- $962K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 275,123
- +18.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $570 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Canyon County spend about $49M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $962K per center, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Canyon County has 51 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Canyon County in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 283 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Canyon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Canyon County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Canyon County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #321 of 1,611 scored counties and #4 of 18 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Canyon 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 | Canyon County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $962K | $940K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,655 | 1,415 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +16.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $570 | $627 | $581 |
| Median household income | $76,488 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 52+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 615
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 283Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 511 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Canyon 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 Canyon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 275,123+18.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,069
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 427
- Median household income
- $76,488+46.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,734
- Median home value
- $390,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,969
- Daytime population
- 224,051Residents 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 Canyon 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 Canyon 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 preschools68
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Canyon County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 child care centers and preschools in Canyon County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 283 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Canyon County, ID spend on child care and other personal services?
About $49M a year, or $570 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $962K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,069 households in Canyon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Canyon County, ID compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Canyon County has 5.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $962K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Canyon County would have about 49, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Canyon County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Canyon County at 275,123 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,069 households. Median household income in Canyon County is $76,488, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.7%, 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. Canyon County scores 68 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #321 of 1,611 scored counties.
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