Child care · Small-town market · Indiana
Child care centers and preschools in the Auburn, IN area
How the Auburn, IN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #131 of 454 scored small-town markets
#3 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $361 a household
- Spending per listing
- $882K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,535
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 child care centers and preschools in the Auburn area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $361 per household (38% below the U.S. average), households in the Auburn area spend about $6.2M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $882K per center, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Auburn area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Auburn area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Auburn area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #131 of 454 scored small-town markets and #3 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.
How the Auburn area 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 | Auburn area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $882K | $668K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,893 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $361 | $396 | $581 |
| Median household income | $74,331 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 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 the Auburn area, 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 the Auburn area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,535+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,096
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 363 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,977
- Median home value
- $194,100
- Jobs located here
- 21,740
- Daytime population
- 43,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Auburn area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jasper, IN | 67 | 8 | 4.6 | $903K | +0.9% | #99 of 454 |
| 2Kendallville, IN | 63 | 7 | 3.9 | $915K | +1.0% | #123 of 454 |
| 3Auburn, IN | 62 | 7 | 4.1 | $882K | +2.9% | #131 of 454 |
| 4New Castle, IN | 60 | 6 | 3.2 | $977K | +0.5% | #145 of 454 |
| 5Bedford, IN | 55 | 10 | 5.2 | $653K | +1.2% | #191 of 454 |
| 6Washington, IN | 52 | 5 | 4.2 | $852K | +2.5% | #213 of 454 |
| 7Angola, IN | 52 | 9 | 6.4 | $585K | +1.0% | #221 of 454 |
| 8Seymour, IN | 51 | 9 | 5.0 | $728K | +1.9% | #226 of 454 |
| 9Huntington, IN | 45 | 6 | 3.9 | $847K | +1.6% | #273 of 454 |
| 10Richmond, IN | 44 | 14 | 5.2 | $609K | −0.5% | #284 of 454 |
Other business types in the Auburn area
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 preschools62
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Auburn, IN area?
The Auburn area has 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in the Auburn area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Auburn, IN area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $6.2M a year, or $361 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $882K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,096 households in the Auburn area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Auburn, IN area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Auburn area has 4.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $882K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Auburn area would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Auburn, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Auburn area at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in the Auburn area is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Auburn area scores 62 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #131 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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