Child care · Small-town market · Idaho
Child care centers and preschools in the Rexburg, ID area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Rexburg, ID area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #25 of 454 scored small-town markets
#1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $508 a household
- Spending per listing
- $913K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,380
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Rexburg area is 79 (high), #25 of 454 scored small-town markets and #1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for child care centers and preschools.
At $508 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Rexburg area spend about $9.1M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $913K per center, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Rexburg area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Rexburg area classed as child care services. That is one for every 3,596 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Rexburg area grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Rexburg 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 | Rexburg area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $913K | $940K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,596 | 1,415 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $508 | $627 | $581 |
| Median household income | $61,940 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $960K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 the Rexburg 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 Rexburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,380+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 17,980
- Median age
- 27.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,333 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $61,940+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,462
- Median home value
- $372,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,157
- Daytime population
- 64,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets 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 Rexburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rexburg, ID | 79 | 10 | 5.6 | $913K | +4.5% | #25 of 454 |
| 2Blackfoot, ID | 78 | 9 | 5.6 | $1.1M | +6.4% | #29 of 454 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 73 | 13 | 6.1 | $1M | +12.6% | #55 of 454 |
| 3Burley, ID | 72 | 6 | 3.6 | $1.5M | +6.2% | #58 of 454 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 69 | 11 | 7.6 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #78 of 454 |
| 4Hailey, ID | 69 | 8 | 6.3 | $1.1M | +6.1% | #81 of 454 |
| 5Sandpoint, ID | 66 | 13 | 6.4 | $908K | +14.8% | #110 of 454 |
| 6Moscow, ID | 59 | 11 | 6.8 | $800K | +5.6% | #160 of 454 |
| 7Mountain Home, ID | 48 | 8 | 7.2 | $689K | +2.8% | #245 of 454 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 43 | 21 | 10.5 | $462K | +5.0% | #298 of 454 |
Other business types in the Rexburg 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 preschools79
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Rexburg, ID area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 child care centers and preschools in the Rexburg area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Rexburg, ID area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $9.1M a year, or $508 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $913K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,980 households in the Rexburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rexburg, ID area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Rexburg area has 5.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $913K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Rexburg area would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,596 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Rexburg, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Rexburg area at 69,380 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,980 households. Median household income in the Rexburg area is $61,940, 23% below 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Rexburg area scores 79 for child care centers and preschools (high), #25 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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