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Child care centers and preschools in Aroostook County, ME
How Aroostook County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #810 of 1,611 scored counties
#4 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $409 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,609
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Aroostook County comes to about $12.2M a year: $409 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per center, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Aroostook County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Aroostook County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,425 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Aroostook County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Aroostook County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #810 of 1,611 scored counties and #4 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Aroostook County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Aroostook County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 7.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $718K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,425 | 886 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.8% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $409 | $538 | $581 |
| Median household income | $56,700 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 87Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Aroostook 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 Aroostook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,609−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 29,932
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 6,671 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $56,700+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,175
- Median home value
- $149,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,240
- Daytime population
- 64,574Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Maine, with Aroostook County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, ME | 59 | 12 | 4.7 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #569 of 1,611 |
| 2Lincoln County, ME | 57 | 9 | 5.4 | $967K | +3.8% | #630 of 1,611 |
| 3Sagadahoc County, ME | 53 | 10 | 6.1 | $952K | +3.4% | #742 of 1,611 |
| 4Aroostook County, ME | 50 | 10 | 3.3 | $1.2M | −0.7% | #810 of 1,611 |
| 5Cumberland County, ME | 49 | 115 | 8.7 | $795K | +4.5% | #852 of 1,611 |
| 6Somerset County, ME | 48 | 12 | 5.2 | $758K | +2.3% | #878 of 1,611 |
| 7Waldo County, ME | 45 | 9 | 5.2 | $915K | +2.6% | #951 of 1,611 |
| 8York County, ME | 43 | 86 | 9.4 | $639K | +4.8% | #1,018 of 1,611 |
| 9Kennebec County, ME | 42 | 33 | 6.1 | $777K | +3.5% | #1,034 of 1,611 |
| 10Knox County, ME | 38 | 15 | 8.1 | $674K | +1.1% | #1,149 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Aroostook 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 preschools50
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Aroostook County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 child care centers and preschools in Aroostook County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 87 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Aroostook County, ME spend on child care and other personal services?
About $12.2M a year, or $409 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,932 households in Aroostook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aroostook County, ME compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Aroostook County has 3.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.2M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Aroostook County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,425 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Aroostook County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Aroostook County at 66,609 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,932 households. Median household income in Aroostook County is $56,700, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Aroostook County scores 50 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #810 of 1,611 scored counties.
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