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Child care centers and preschools in Pike County, IN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.8M
On child care and other personal services · $356 a household
Spending per listing
$447K
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,003
−2.0% 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 4 child care centers and preschools in Pike County. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Households in Pike County spend about $1.8M a year on child care and other personal services, or $356 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 child care centers and preschools, that is $447K per center, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Pike County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 717 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pike County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Pike County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pike 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 Pike County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.05.95.8
Spending per listing$447K$668K$1M
Households per official establishment7171,8931,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$356$396$581
Median household income$71,334$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$129K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Pike 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 Pike County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,003−2.0% since 2020
Households
5,021
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
334 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$71,334+42.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,680
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
2,605
Daytime population
9,522Residents 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 Pike 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
Pike County, INNot scored48.0$447K−2.0%

Other business types in Pike 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 Pike County, IN?

Pike County has 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.8M a year, or $356 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $447K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,021 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pike County has 8.0 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $447K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Pike County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 717 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Pike County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 12,003 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,021 households. The median household income in Pike County is $71,334 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.1% 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. Pike 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?

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

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