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Child care centers and preschools in Effingham County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Effingham County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,394 of 1,611 scored counties
#39 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $477K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,519
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Effingham County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,394 of 1,611 scored counties and #39 of 43 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 child care centers and preschools in Effingham County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 48% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $410 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Effingham County spend about $5.7M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $477K per center, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Effingham County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,550 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Effingham County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Effingham 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 | Effingham County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $477K | $946K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,550 | 1,605 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $410 | $489 | $581 |
| Median household income | $80,404 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 106Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Effingham 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 Effingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,519−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,951
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $80,404+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,682
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,599
- Daytime population
- 39,935Residents 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 Effingham 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 |
| 39Effingham County, IL | 27 | 12 | 8.6 | $477K | −0.5% | #1,394 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Effingham 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 preschools27
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Effingham County, IL?
There are 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Effingham County as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 106 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Effingham County, IL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $5.7M a year, or $410 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $477K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,951 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Effingham County, IL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Effingham County has 8.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $477K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Effingham County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,550 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Effingham County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Effingham County at 34,519 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,951 households. The median household income in Effingham County is $80,404 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.8% 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. Effingham County scores 27 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,394 of 1,611 scored counties.
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