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Child care centers and preschools in Baraga County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Baraga County, MI, 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
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$992K
On child care and other personal services · $289 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
8,169
+0.3% 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

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Baraga County comes to about $992K a year: $289 per household, 50% below the U.S. average.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Baraga County. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Baraga County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Baraga County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,144 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Baraga County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Baraga County 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.

Child care and preschools in Baraga County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBaraga CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.75.8
Spending per listingn/a$888K$1M
Households per official establishment1,1441,9501,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.5%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$289$416$581
Median household income$55,327$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$741K
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses 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 Baraga 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 Baraga County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,169+0.3% since 2020
Households
3,433
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$55,327
Average household income
$71,924
Median home value
$138,100
Jobs located here
2,752
Daytime population
8,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Barry County, MI7252.0$2M+2.2%#208 of 1,611
2Ottawa County, MI72534.8$1M+3.9%#222 of 1,611
3Cass County, MI7062.8$1.4M+0.2%#253 of 1,611
4Allegan County, MI68173.7$1.1M+2.1%#312 of 1,611
5Macomb County, MI671273.5$1.2M+0.7%#334 of 1,611
6St. Clair County, MI66202.9$1.3M+0.1%#355 of 1,611
7Livingston County, MI64425.5$1M+1.7%#426 of 1,611
8Oakland County, MI632885.4$1M+1.2%#454 of 1,611
9Ionia County, MI5752.1$1.7M−0.5%#618 of 1,611
10Kent County, MI571355.3$862K+2.5%#637 of 1,611
Baraga County, MINot scored00.0n/a+0.3%

Other business types in Baraga 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 Baraga County, MI?

There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Baraga County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $992K a year, or $289 per household. That is 50% below the U.S. average (an index of 50, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,433 households in Baraga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Baraga County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Baraga County would have about 1, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,144 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Baraga County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Baraga County at 8,169 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,433 households. Median household income in Baraga County is $55,327, 31% 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.

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

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