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Child care centers and preschools in Bond County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Bond County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.1M
On child care and other personal services · $348 a household
Spending per listing
$714K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,959
+0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 child care centers and preschools in Bond County. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

At $348 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in Bond County spend about $2.1M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 3 child care centers and preschools, that is $714K per center, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Bond County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Bond County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Bond County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bond County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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.

Child care and preschools in Bond County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBond CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.95.25.8
Spending per listing$714K$946K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6051,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$348$489$581
Median household income$65,959$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Bond 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 Bond County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,959+0.6% since 2020
Households
6,147
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$65,959+15.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,080
Median home value
$145,700
Jobs located here
4,456
Daytime population
14,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Bond County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grundy County, IL7783.9$1.3M+2.9%#130 of 1,611
2Boone County, IL7273.6$1.3M+0.4%#212 of 1,611
3Kane County, IL681005.4$1.1M+1.8%#316 of 1,611
4McHenry County, IL66595.0$1.1M+2.5%#363 of 1,611
5Will County, IL641496.1$970K+2.2%#432 of 1,611
6McLean County, IL61314.4$1M+0.1%#513 of 1,611
7Kendall County, IL60378.2$710K+9.9%#560 of 1,611
8Sangamon County, IL59303.5$1.2M−1.0%#566 of 1,611
9Madison County, IL59433.9$1.1M−1.0%#568 of 1,611
10LaSalle County, IL59184.0$986K−1.5%#574 of 1,611
Bond County, ILNot scored34.9$714K+0.6%

Other business types in Bond County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Bond County, IL?

There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Bond County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Bond County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bond County, IL spend on child care and other personal services?

About $2.1M a year, or $348 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $714K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,147 households in Bond County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bond County, IL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Bond County has 4.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $714K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Bond County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Bond County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Bond County at 16,959 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,147 households. The median household income in Bond County is $65,959 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.1% 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. Bond County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Bond County

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