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Child care centers and preschools in Phillips County, KS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$677K
On child care and other personal services · $298 a household
Spending per listing
$677K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,728
−4.8% 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

At $298 per household (49% below the U.S. average), households in Phillips County spend about $677K a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $677K per center.

There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Phillips County as of September 2026. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Phillips County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 379 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Phillips County declined 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Phillips 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 Phillips County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasurePhillips CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.46.15.8
Spending per listing$677K$679K$1M
Households per official establishment3792,0141,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$298$418$581
Median household income$62,123$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$406K
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Phillips 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 Phillips County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,728−4.8% since 2020
Households
2,273
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
886 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$62,123
Average household income
$74,398
Median home value
$96,500
Jobs located here
2,164
Daytime population
4,577Residents 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 Phillips 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
Phillips County, KSNot scored14.4$677K−4.8%

Other business types in Phillips County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Phillips County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 child care center or preschool in Phillips County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $677K a year, or $298 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $677K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,273 households in Phillips County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Phillips County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 379 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Phillips County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Phillips County at 4,728 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,273 households. Median household income in Phillips County is $62,123, 23% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Phillips County

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