Child care · County · Idaho
Child care centers and preschools in Idaho County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Idaho County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,233 of 1,611 scored counties
#18 of 18 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $483 a household
- Spending per listing
- $468K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,874
- +7.7% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in Idaho County
The site report maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Idaho County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Idaho County is 35 (lower middle), #1,233 of 1,611 scored counties and #18 of 18 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Idaho County comes to about $3.3M a year: $483 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $468K of household spending for each center on map listings, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Idaho County has 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Idaho County classed as child care services. That is one for every 753 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Idaho County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Idaho 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 | Idaho County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $468K | $940K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 753 | 1,415 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $483 | $627 | $581 |
| Median household income | $66,325 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $493K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Idaho 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 Idaho County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,874+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 6,776
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 8,478 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $66,325+59.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,593
- Median home value
- $310,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,641
- Daytime population
- 16,179Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Idaho County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the child care centers and preschools on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Idaho County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardChild care and preschools across Idaho
Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Idaho 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 |
| 18Idaho County, ID | 35 | 7 | 10.3 | $468K | +7.7% | #1,233 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Idaho 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 preschools35
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Idaho County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 child care centers and preschools in Idaho County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Idaho County, ID spend on child care and other personal services?
About $3.3M a year, or $483 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $468K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,776 households in Idaho County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Idaho County, ID compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Idaho County has 10.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $468K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Idaho County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 753 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Idaho County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Idaho County at 17,874 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,776 households. Median household income in Idaho County is $66,325, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 59.8%, 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. Idaho County scores 35 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,233 of 1,611 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Idaho County. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Idaho County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Idaho County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Idaho County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.