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Child care centers and preschools in Cassia County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Cassia County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #746 of 1,611 scored counties
#11 of 18 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $531 a household
- Spending per listing
- $902K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,397
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 child care centers and preschools in Cassia County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $531 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Cassia County spend about $4.5M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $902K per center, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Cassia County classed as child care services. That is one for every 944 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Cassia County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Cassia County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #746 of 1,611 scored counties and #11 of 18 scored counties in Idaho.
How Cassia 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 | Cassia County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $902K | $940K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 944 | 1,415 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $531 | $627 | $581 |
| Median household income | $70,830 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Cassia 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 Cassia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,397+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,495
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $70,830+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,485
- Median home value
- $284,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,719
- Daytime population
- 26,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Cassia County, ID | 53 | 5 | 5.9 | $902K | +6.6% | #746 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Cassia 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 Cassia County, ID?
Cassia County has 5 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cassia County, ID spend on child care and other personal services?
About $4.5M a year, or $531 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $902K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,495 households in Cassia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cassia County, ID compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Cassia 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 $902K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 944 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Cassia County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Cassia County at 26,397 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,495 households. The median household income in Cassia County is $70,830 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cassia County scores 53 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #746 of 1,611 scored counties.
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