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Child care centers and preschools in Miami County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Miami County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #584 of 1,611 scored counties
#4 of 28 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On child care and other personal services · $468 a household
- Spending per listing
- $804K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,240
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Miami County comes to about $6.4M a year: $468 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $804K per center, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Miami County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Miami County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Miami County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Miami County is 59 (upper middle), #584 of 1,611 scored counties and #4 of 28 scored counties in Kansas.
How Miami County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Miami County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $804K | $679K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,014 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $468 | $418 | $581 |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 37 |
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
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Miami 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 Miami County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,240+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,738
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $89,000+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,192
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,234
- Daytime population
- 25,255Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Miami County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butler County, KS | 76 | 6 | 2.4 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #138 of 1,611 |
| 2Johnson County, KS | 62 | 176 | 7.1 | $869K | +4.2% | #491 of 1,611 |
| 3Douglas County, KS | 60 | 19 | 3.8 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #534 of 1,611 |
| 4Miami County, KS | 59 | 8 | 5.8 | $804K | +5.9% | #584 of 1,611 |
| 5Pottawatomie County, KS | 54 | 5 | 5.3 | $878K | +6.9% | #721 of 1,611 |
| 6Sedgwick County, KS | 52 | 112 | 5.4 | $709K | +2.6% | #779 of 1,611 |
| 7Reno County, KS | 50 | 9 | 3.5 | $893K | −0.6% | #820 of 1,611 |
| 8Riley County, KS | 50 | 12 | 4.3 | $854K | +0.8% | #825 of 1,611 |
| 9Leavenworth County, KS | 47 | 23 | 7.6 | $625K | +3.2% | #910 of 1,611 |
| 10Cowley County, KS | 46 | 5 | 3.7 | $849K | −0.4% | #922 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Miami 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 preschools59
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Miami County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 child care centers and preschools in Miami County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Miami County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Miami County, KS spend on child care and other personal services?
About $6.4M a year, or $468 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $804K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,738 households in Miami County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miami County, KS compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Miami County has 5.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $804K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Miami County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Miami County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Miami County at 36,240 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,738 households. Median household income in Miami County is $89,000, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Miami County scores 59 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #584 of 1,611 scored counties.
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