Child care · Small-town market · Michigan
Child care centers and preschools in the Adrian, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Adrian, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #398 of 454 scored small-town markets
#13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 28
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +22.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14M
- On child care and other personal services · $360 a household
- Spending per listing
- $500K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,779
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Adrian area scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #398 of 454 scored small-town markets and #13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 child care centers and preschools in the Adrian area. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 24% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in the Adrian area spend about $14M a year on child care and other personal services, or $360 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. That works out to $500K per center, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Adrian area was 27 in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,440 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Adrian area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Adrian area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Adrian area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $500K | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,440 | 1,950 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.7% | +14.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $360 | $416 | $581 |
| Median household income | $70,518 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27+22.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 218
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 98Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 282 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Adrian area, 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 the Adrian area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,779−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 38,871
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 750 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 131
- Median household income
- $70,518+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,684
- Median home value
- $196,800
- Jobs located here
- 24,864
- Daytime population
- 85,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Adrian area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 76 | 17 | 3.7 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #35 of 454 |
| 2Petoskey, MI | 54 | 7 | 4.6 | $968K | −1.0% | #196 of 454 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 53 | 10 | 3.4 | $917K | +0.3% | #205 of 454 |
| 3Owosso, MI | 43 | 14 | 5.0 | $693K | −0.4% | #292 of 454 |
| 4Coldwater, MI | 41 | 9 | 5.3 | $602K | +2.5% | #311 of 454 |
| 5Marquette, MI | 39 | 16 | 5.7 | $596K | +2.3% | #320 of 454 |
| 6Houghton, MI | 38 | 8 | 5.2 | $666K | +1.8% | #326 of 454 |
| 7Mount Pleasant, MI | 37 | 11 | 4.4 | $713K | +0.3% | #334 of 454 |
| 8Big Rapids, MI | 37 | 10 | 6.0 | $508K | +4.7% | #340 of 454 |
| 9Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 37 | 10 | 7.1 | $458K | +0.4% | #343 of 454 |
| 13Adrian, MI | 27 | 28 | 7.2 | $500K | −1.6% | #398 of 454 |
Other business types in the Adrian area
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 preschools27
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Adrian, MI area?
The Adrian area has 28 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. Another 98 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Adrian, MI area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $14M a year, or $360 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $500K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,871 households in the Adrian area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Adrian, MI area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Adrian area has 7.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $500K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Adrian area would have about 14, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,440 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Adrian, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Adrian area at 97,779 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 38,871 households. The median household income in the Adrian area is $70,518 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Adrian area scores 27 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #398 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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