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Child care centers and preschools in Coles County, IL
How Coles 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,306 of 1,611 scored counties
#37 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $318 a household
- Spending per listing
- $735K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,607
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Coles County is 31 (lower middle), #1,306 of 1,611 scored counties and #37 of 43 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 child care centers and preschools in Coles County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $318 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in Coles County spend about $6.6M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $735K of household spending for each center on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Coles County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,735 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show Coles County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Coles 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 | Coles County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $735K | $946K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,735 | 1,605 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $318 | $489 | $581 |
| Median household income | $56,478 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 194
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Coles 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 Coles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,607−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,824
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $56,478+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,657
- Median home value
- $127,400
- Jobs located here
- 24,356
- Daytime population
- 50,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 37Coles County, IL | 31 | 9 | 4.3 | $735K | −1.0% | #1,306 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Coles 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 preschools31
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Coles County, IL?
Coles County has 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Coles County, IL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $6.6M a year, or $318 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $735K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,824 households in Coles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Coles County, IL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Coles County has 4.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $735K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Coles County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,735 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Coles County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Coles County at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. The median household income in Coles County is $56,478 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Coles County scores 31 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,306 of 1,611 scored counties.
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