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Child care centers and preschools in Nemaha County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Nemaha County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.5M
On child care and other personal services · $384 a household
Spending per listing
$387K
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,054
−2.1% 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 Nemaha County. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Households in Nemaha County spend about $1.5M a year on child care and other personal services, or $384 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 child care centers and preschools, that is $387K per center, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Nemaha County in 2023. That is one for every 672 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Nemaha County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Nemaha County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Nemaha 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.

Child care and preschools in Nemaha County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureNemaha CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.96.15.8
Spending per listing$387K$679K$1M
Households per official establishment6722,0141,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$384$418$581
Median household income$77,348$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$587K
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,054−2.1% since 2020
Households
4,031
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$77,348+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,466
Median home value
$217,200
Jobs located here
5,896
Daytime population
10,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Nemaha County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Butler County, KS7662.4$1.8M+3.1%#138 of 1,611
2Johnson County, KS621767.1$869K+4.2%#491 of 1,611
3Douglas County, KS60193.8$1.1M+1.8%#534 of 1,611
4Miami County, KS5985.8$804K+5.9%#584 of 1,611
5Pottawatomie County, KS5455.3$878K+6.9%#721 of 1,611
6Sedgwick County, KS521125.4$709K+2.6%#779 of 1,611
7Reno County, KS5093.5$893K−0.6%#820 of 1,611
8Riley County, KS50124.3$854K+0.8%#825 of 1,611
9Leavenworth County, KS47237.6$625K+3.2%#910 of 1,611
10Cowley County, KS4653.7$849K−0.4%#922 of 1,611
Nemaha County, KSNot scored49.9$387K−2.1%

Other business types in Nemaha 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 Nemaha County, KS?

Nemaha 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.5M a year, or $384 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $387K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,031 households in Nemaha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nemaha County has 9.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $387K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Nemaha County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 672 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Nemaha County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Nemaha County at 10,054 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. The median household income in Nemaha County is $77,348 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Nemaha 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 Nemaha County

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