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Child care centers and preschools in Kootenai County, ID
The child care centers and preschools in Kootenai County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #466 of 1,611 scored counties
#5 of 18 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 52
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +27.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $634 a household
- Spending per listing
- $867K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 child care centers and preschools in Kootenai County. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $634 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Kootenai County spend about $45.1M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 52 child care centers and preschools, that is $867K per center, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Kootenai County classed as child care services, up 27.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,514 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 138 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Kootenai County.
Population estimates show Kootenai County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Kootenai County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #466 of 1,611 scored counties and #5 of 18 scored counties in Idaho.
How Kootenai 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $867K | $940K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,514 | 1,415 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.0% | +16.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $634 | $627 | $581 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 47+27.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 398
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 138Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 524 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents 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 Kootenai 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 Kootenai 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 preschools63
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Kootenai County, ID?
There are 52 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Kootenai County as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 27.0% from 2019. Official counts list 138 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on child care and other personal services?
About $45.1M a year, or $634 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $867K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Kootenai County has 7.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $867K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 45, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,514 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 63 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #466 of 1,611 scored counties.
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