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Child care centers and preschools in Woodford County, IL
How Woodford 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #959 of 1,611 scored counties
#24 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $498 a household
- Spending per listing
- $732K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,111
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 child care centers and preschools in Woodford County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Woodford County spend about $7.3M a year on child care and other personal services, or $498 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 child care centers and preschools, that is $732K per center, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Woodford County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,836 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Woodford County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Woodford County is 45 (lower middle), #959 of 1,611 scored counties and #24 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.
How Woodford 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 | Woodford County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $732K | $946K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,836 | 1,605 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $498 | $489 | $581 |
| Median household income | $91,483 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,111−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,685
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 528 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $91,483+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,925
- Median home value
- $197,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,396
- Daytime population
- 31,315Residents 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 Woodford 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 |
| 24Woodford County, IL | 45 | 10 | 6.8 | $732K | −0.8% | #959 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Woodford 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 preschools45
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Woodford County, IL?
There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Woodford County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Woodford County, IL spend on child care and other personal services?
About $7.3M a year, or $498 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $732K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,685 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Woodford County, IL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Woodford County has 6.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $732K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Woodford County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,836 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Woodford County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Woodford County at 38,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,685 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $91,483 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Woodford County scores 45 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #959 of 1,611 scored counties.
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