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Child care centers and preschools in Champaign County, IL
How Champaign County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #879 of 1,611 scored counties
#22 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 47
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.9M
- On child care and other personal services · $409 a household
- Spending per listing
- $743K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,972
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $409 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Champaign County spend about $34.9M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 47 child care centers and preschools, that is $743K per center, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Champaign County has 47 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 13%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Champaign County classed as child care services, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,943 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 585 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $145K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Champaign County.
Population estimates put the population change in Champaign County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Champaign County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #879 of 1,611 scored counties and #22 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.
How Champaign 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.
| Measure | Champaign County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $743K | $946K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,943 | 1,605 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +4.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $409 | $489 | $581 |
| Median household income | $63,683 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 44+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 737
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 585Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 476 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $145K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Champaign 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 Champaign County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,972+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 85,472
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 996 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,413
- Median home value
- $211,500
- Jobs located here
- 92,426
- Daytime population
- 220,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Champaign County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grundy County, IL | 77 | 8 | 3.9 | $1.3M | +2.9% | #130 of 1,611 |
| 2Boone County, IL | 72 | 7 | 3.6 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #212 of 1,611 |
| 3Kane County, IL | 68 | 100 | 5.4 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #316 of 1,611 |
| 4McHenry County, IL | 66 | 59 | 5.0 | $1.1M | +2.5% | #363 of 1,611 |
| 5Will County, IL | 64 | 149 | 6.1 | $970K | +2.2% | #432 of 1,611 |
| 6McLean County, IL | 61 | 31 | 4.4 | $1M | +0.1% | #513 of 1,611 |
| 7Kendall County, IL | 60 | 37 | 8.2 | $710K | +9.9% | #560 of 1,611 |
| 8Sangamon County, IL | 59 | 30 | 3.5 | $1.2M | −1.0% | #566 of 1,611 |
| 9Madison County, IL | 59 | 43 | 3.9 | $1.1M | −1.0% | #568 of 1,611 |
| 10LaSalle County, IL | 59 | 18 | 4.0 | $986K | −1.5% | #574 of 1,611 |
| 22Champaign County, IL | 48 | 47 | 5.5 | $743K | +1.8% | #879 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Champaign 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 preschools48
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Champaign County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 child care centers and preschools in Champaign County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 585 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Champaign County, IL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $34.9M a year, or $409 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $743K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Champaign County, IL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Champaign County has 5.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $743K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Champaign County would have about 35, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,943 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Champaign County scores 48 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #879 of 1,611 scored counties.
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