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Child care centers and preschools in Reno County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #820 of 1,611 scored counties
#7 of 28 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8M
On child care and other personal services · $314 a household
Spending per listing
$893K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,539
−0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 child care centers and preschools in Reno County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

At $314 per household (46% below the U.S. average), households in Reno County spend about $8M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $893K of household spending for each center on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Reno County in 2023. That is one for every 6,398 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 109 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Reno County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Reno County is 50 (upper middle), #820 of 1,611 scored counties and #7 of 28 scored counties in Kansas.

How Reno 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 Reno County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureReno CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.56.15.8
Spending per listing$893K$679K$1M
Households per official establishment6,3982,0141,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$314$418$581
Median household income$60,645$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
109Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Reno 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 Reno County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,539−0.6% since 2020
Households
25,592
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$60,645+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,239
Median home value
$132,500
Jobs located here
26,872
Daytime population
60,463Residents 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 Reno 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

Other business types in Reno 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 Reno County, KS?

There are 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Reno County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 109 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $8M a year, or $314 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $893K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,592 households in Reno County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Reno County has 3.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $893K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Reno County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,398 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Reno County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Reno County at 61,539 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,592 households. The median household income in Reno County is $60,645 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Reno County scores 50 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #820 of 1,611 scored counties.

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

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