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Child care centers and preschools in Macoupin County, IL
The child care centers and preschools in Macoupin County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #792 of 1,611 scored counties
#18 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On child care and other personal services · $392 a household
- Spending per listing
- $984K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,748
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 child care centers and preschools in Macoupin County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Macoupin County comes to about $6.9M a year: $392 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $984K of household spending for each center on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Macoupin County in 2023. That is one for every 2,197 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Macoupin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Macoupin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Macoupin County is 51 (upper middle), #792 of 1,611 scored counties and #18 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.
How Macoupin 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 | Macoupin County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $984K | $946K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,197 | 1,605 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $392 | $489 | $581 |
| Median household income | $70,805 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- 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
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Macoupin 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 Macoupin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,748−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,576
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 863 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $70,805+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,728
- Median home value
- $138,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,069
- Daytime population
- 33,384Residents 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 Macoupin 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 |
| 18Macoupin County, IL | 51 | 7 | 4.0 | $984K | −2.6% | #792 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Macoupin 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 preschools51
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Macoupin County, IL?
There are 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Macoupin County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Macoupin County, IL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $6.9M a year, or $392 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $984K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,576 households in Macoupin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macoupin County, IL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Macoupin County has 4.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $984K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,197 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Macoupin County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Macoupin County at 43,748 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,576 households. The median household income in Macoupin County is $70,805 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Macoupin County scores 51 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #792 of 1,611 scored counties.
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