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Child care centers and preschools in Kosciusko County, IN

The child care centers and preschools in Kosciusko County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,156 of 1,611 scored counties
#30 of 59 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
26
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On child care and other personal services · $379 a household
Spending per listing
$466K
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,892
+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

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Kosciusko County comes to about $12.1M a year: $379 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $466K per center, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 26 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Kosciusko County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Kosciusko County classed as child care services. That is one for every 2,456 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $106K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Kosciusko County.

Population estimates put the population change in Kosciusko County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Kosciusko County is 38 (lower middle), #1,156 of 1,611 scored counties and #30 of 59 scored counties in Indiana.

How Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureKosciusko CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.15.95.8
Spending per listing$466K$668K$1M
Households per official establishment2,4561,8931,573
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$379$396$581
Median household income$75,317$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13
Employees, 2023
147
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
102Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
262 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$106K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,892+0.9% since 2020
Households
31,934
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$75,317+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,954
Median home value
$216,000
Jobs located here
37,180
Daytime population
80,254Residents 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 Kosciusko 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
30Kosciusko County, IN38268.1$466K+0.9%#1,156 of 1,611

Other business types in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 child care centers and preschools in Kosciusko County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 102 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.1M a year, or $379 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $466K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,934 households in Kosciusko County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kosciusko County has 8.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $466K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Kosciusko County would have about 12, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,456 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Kosciusko County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Kosciusko County at 80,892 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,934 households. Median household income in Kosciusko County is $75,317, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Kosciusko County scores 38 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,156 of 1,611 scored counties.

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