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Child care centers and preschools in the Jasper, IN area

The child care centers and preschools in the Jasper, IN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #99 of 454 scored small-town markets
#1 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On child care and other personal services · $411 a household
Spending per listing
$903K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,016
+0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 child care centers and preschools in the Jasper area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Households in the Jasper area spend about $7.2M a year on child care and other personal services, or $411 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 child care centers and preschools, that is $903K per center, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Jasper area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,929 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 77 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jasper area grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, the Jasper area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #99 of 454 scored small-town markets and #1 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Jasper 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.

Child care and preschools in Jasper, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJasper areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.65.95.8
Spending per listing$903K$668K$1M
Households per official establishment2,9291,8931,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$411$396$581
Median household income$75,979$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
121
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
77Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
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 the Jasper 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 Jasper area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,016+0.9% since 2020
Households
17,574
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
427 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$75,979
Average household income
$93,905
Median home value
$230,100
Jobs located here
28,351
Daytime population
47,957Residents 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 small-town markets in Indiana for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Jasper area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jasper, IN6784.6$903K+0.9%#99 of 454
2Kendallville, IN6373.9$915K+1.0%#123 of 454
3Auburn, IN6274.1$882K+2.9%#131 of 454
4New Castle, IN6063.2$977K+0.5%#145 of 454
5Bedford, IN55105.2$653K+1.2%#191 of 454
6Washington, IN5254.2$852K+2.5%#213 of 454
7Angola, IN5296.4$585K+1.0%#221 of 454
8Seymour, IN5195.0$728K+1.9%#226 of 454
9Huntington, IN4563.9$847K+1.6%#273 of 454
10Richmond, IN44145.2$609K−0.5%#284 of 454

Other business types in the Jasper area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in the Jasper, IN area?

The Jasper area has 8 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. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 77 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Jasper, IN area spend on child care and other personal services?

About $7.2M a year, or $411 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $903K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,574 households in the Jasper area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Jasper area has 4.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $903K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Jasper area would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,929 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is the Jasper, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Jasper area at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in the Jasper area is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Jasper area scores 67 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #99 of 454 scored small-town markets.

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

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