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Child care centers and preschools in Jackson County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.4M
On child care and other personal services · $282 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
13,325
+2.8% 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

There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Jackson County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Jackson County comes to about $1.4M a year: $282 per household, 51% below the U.S. average.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,024 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With no child care centers and preschools on map listings, Jackson County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Jackson County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Jackson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.85.8
Spending per listingn/a$849K$1M
Households per official establishment1,0241,9621,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$282$405$581
Median household income$40,000$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$491K
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,325+2.8% since 2020
Households
5,122
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
345 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$40,000+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$55,900
Median home value
$111,500
Jobs located here
2,098
Daytime population
10,979Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY82104.3$1.7M+4.9%#61 of 1,611
2Shelby County, KY7884.3$1.1M+6.2%#123 of 1,611
3Scott County, KY7494.0$1.3M+8.2%#175 of 1,611
4Bullitt County, KY71123.8$1.2M+5.0%#233 of 1,611
5Jessamine County, KY6284.0$1.1M+7.8%#482 of 1,611
6Warren County, KY62274.9$827K+10.6%#493 of 1,611
7Pike County, KY5952.1$1.5M−6.4%#562 of 1,611
8Nelson County, KY58115.7$690K+4.8%#617 of 1,611
9Hardin County, KY57194.3$972K+2.4%#629 of 1,611
10Kenton County, KY57365.3$940K+3.9%#632 of 1,611
Jackson County, KYNot scored00.0n/a+2.8%

Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Jackson County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $1.4M a year, or $282 per household. That is 51% below the U.S. average (an index of 49, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,122 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Jackson County would have about 1, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,024 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 13,325 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,122 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $40,000 a year, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Jackson County has no market score for child care centers and preschools, having none on map listings.

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 Jackson County

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