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Child care centers and preschools in Delaware County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Delaware County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,340 of 1,611 scored counties
#40 of 59 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 29
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14M
- On child care and other personal services · $302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $482K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,340 of 1,611 scored counties and #40 of 59 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 child care centers and preschools in Delaware County. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Delaware County spend about $14M a year on child care and other personal services, or $302 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 child care centers and preschools, that is $482K per center, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Delaware County classed as child care services, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,103 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Delaware County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $482K | $668K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,103 | 1,893 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $302 | $396 | $581 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 472
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 117Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 294 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents 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 Delaware 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 |
| 40Delaware County, IN | 30 | 29 | 6.3 | $482K | +1.2% | #1,340 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 preschools30
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Delaware County, IN?
There are 29 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 117 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware County, IN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $14M a year, or $302 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $482K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Delaware County has 6.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $482K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Delaware County would have about 14, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,103 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 30 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,340 of 1,611 scored counties.
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