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Child care centers and preschools in Randolph County, IL

The child care centers and preschools in Randolph 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4M
On child care and other personal services · $338 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,921
−0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 child care centers and preschools in Randolph County. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Households in Randolph County spend about $4M a year on child care and other personal services, or $338 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 child care centers and preschools, that is $1M per center, in line with the U.S. figure of $1M.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Randolph County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,706 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Randolph County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Randolph County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.35.25.8
Spending per listing$1M$946K$1M
Households per official establishment1,7061,6051,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$338$489$581
Median household income$68,131$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
39Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,921−0.6% since 2020
Households
11,945
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$68,131+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,525
Median home value
$135,100
Jobs located here
11,140
Daytime population
28,294Residents 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 Randolph 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
Randolph County, ILNot scored43.3$1M−0.6%

Other business types in Randolph 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 Randolph County, IL?

There are 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $4M a year, or $338 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,945 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 3.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1M, in line with 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 1,706 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Randolph County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 29,921 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,945 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $68,131 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Randolph County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Randolph County

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