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Child care centers and preschools in Clinton County, IN

How Clinton County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.1M
On child care and other personal services · $325 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,322
+0.4% 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

Households in Clinton County spend about $4.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $325 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each center on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Clinton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Clinton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clinton 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.

Child care and preschools in Clinton County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.25.95.8
Spending per listing$1M$668K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8931,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$325$396$581
Median household income$65,019$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

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
32Businesses 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,322+0.4% since 2020
Households
12,496
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
405 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$65,019+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,786
Median home value
$164,100
Jobs located here
11,964
Daytime population
30,915Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Clinton County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IN73175.9$1.1M+13.5%#202 of 1,611
2Clark County, IN69183.5$1.1M+7.5%#292 of 1,611
3Hancock County, IN69206.0$832K+13.5%#302 of 1,611
4Morgan County, IN65113.9$1.1M+4.4%#396 of 1,611
5Hamilton County, IN641047.6$894K+10.9%#436 of 1,611
6Johnson County, IN64396.2$766K+7.4%#441 of 1,611
7Warrick County, IN63114.4$1.1M+4.4%#452 of 1,611
8Hendricks County, IN63487.2$736K+10.2%#469 of 1,611
9Porter County, IN60395.7$818K+1.6%#557 of 1,611
10Dubois County, IN5984.6$903K+0.9%#577 of 1,611
Clinton County, INNot scored43.2$1M+0.4%

Other business types in Clinton 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 Clinton County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 child care centers and preschools in Clinton County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Clinton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.1M a year, or $325 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, 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 12,496 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clinton County has 3.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 45% 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.

How fast is Clinton County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 33,322 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,496 households. Median household income in Clinton County is $65,019, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Clinton 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Clinton County. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Clinton County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Clinton County?

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