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Child care centers and preschools in Cumberland County, IL

The child care centers and preschools in Cumberland County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.5M
On child care and other personal services · $348 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,208
−2.1% 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

At $348 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $1.5M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each center on map listings.

There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,392 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Cumberland County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, Cumberland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.45.25.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$946K$1M
Households per official establishment1,3921,6051,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$348$489$581
Median household income$73,327$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$629K
One-person businesses, 2023
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,208−2.1% since 2020
Households
4,177
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
346 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$73,327+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,318
Median home value
$126,000
Jobs located here
3,007
Daytime population
8,391Residents 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 Cumberland 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
Cumberland County, ILNot scored12.4$1.5M−2.1%

Other business types in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 child care center or preschool in Cumberland County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.5M 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 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,177 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cumberland County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,392 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 10,208 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,177 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $73,327, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Cumberland County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Cumberland County

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