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Child care centers and preschools in Allen County, IN
The child care centers and preschools in Allen County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #908 of 1,611 scored counties
#19 of 59 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 95
- 11 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $381 a household
- Spending per listing
- $629K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,329
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Allen County comes to about $59.7M a year: $381 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. That works out to $629K per center, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Allen County has 95 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 5% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Allen County was 78 in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,007 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 648 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $447K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Allen County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Allen County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #908 of 1,611 scored counties and #19 of 59 scored counties in Indiana.
How Allen County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Allen County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $629K | $668K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,007 | 1,893 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $381 | $396 | $581 |
| Median household income | $70,737 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85 → 78−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,081
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 648Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $447K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Allen 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 Allen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,329+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 156,570
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 597
- Median household income
- $70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,582
- Median home value
- $214,900
- Jobs located here
- 204,663
- Daytime population
- 410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Allen County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IN | 73 | 17 | 5.9 | $1.1M | +13.5% | #202 of 1,611 |
| 2Clark County, IN | 69 | 18 | 3.5 | $1.1M | +7.5% | #292 of 1,611 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 69 | 20 | 6.0 | $832K | +13.5% | #302 of 1,611 |
| 4Morgan County, IN | 65 | 11 | 3.9 | $1.1M | +4.4% | #396 of 1,611 |
| 5Hamilton County, IN | 64 | 104 | 7.6 | $894K | +10.9% | #436 of 1,611 |
| 6Johnson County, IN | 64 | 39 | 6.2 | $766K | +7.4% | #441 of 1,611 |
| 7Warrick County, IN | 63 | 11 | 4.4 | $1.1M | +4.4% | #452 of 1,611 |
| 8Hendricks County, IN | 63 | 48 | 7.2 | $736K | +10.2% | #469 of 1,611 |
| 9Porter County, IN | 60 | 39 | 5.7 | $818K | +1.6% | #557 of 1,611 |
| 10Dubois County, IN | 59 | 8 | 4.6 | $903K | +0.9% | #577 of 1,611 |
| 19Allen County, IN | 47 | 95 | 6.1 | $629K | +4.2% | #908 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Allen 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 preschools47
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Allen County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 child care centers and preschools in Allen County. 11 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. Official counts list 648 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $59.7M a year, or $381 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $629K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Allen County has 6.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $629K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Allen County would have about 60, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,007 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Allen County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 47 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #908 of 1,611 scored counties.
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