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Child care centers and preschools in Iron County, MI
How Iron County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $546K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,757
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Iron County spend about $1.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $295 per household, 49% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 child care centers and preschools, that is $546K per center, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Iron County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 7% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Iron County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iron County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Iron County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Iron 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.
| Measure | Iron County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $546K | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,950 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $295 | $416 | $581 |
| Median household income | $55,940 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Iron 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 Iron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,757+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,547
- Median age
- 52.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,166 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $55,940+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,732
- Median home value
- $109,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,223
- Daytime population
- 10,732Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Iron County?
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barry County, MI | 72 | 5 | 2.0 | $2M | +2.2% | #208 of 1,611 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 72 | 53 | 4.8 | $1M | +3.9% | #222 of 1,611 |
| 3Cass County, MI | 70 | 6 | 2.8 | $1.4M | +0.2% | #253 of 1,611 |
| 4Allegan County, MI | 68 | 17 | 3.7 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #312 of 1,611 |
| 5Macomb County, MI | 67 | 127 | 3.5 | $1.2M | +0.7% | #334 of 1,611 |
| 6St. Clair County, MI | 66 | 20 | 2.9 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #355 of 1,611 |
| 7Livingston County, MI | 64 | 42 | 5.5 | $1M | +1.7% | #426 of 1,611 |
| 8Oakland County, MI | 63 | 288 | 5.4 | $1M | +1.2% | #454 of 1,611 |
| 9Ionia County, MI | 57 | 5 | 2.1 | $1.7M | −0.5% | #618 of 1,611 |
| 10Kent County, MI | 57 | 135 | 5.3 | $862K | +2.5% | #637 of 1,611 |
| Iron County, MI | Not scored | 3 | 5.4 | $546K | +1.1% |
Other business types in Iron 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 preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Iron County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in Iron County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Iron County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Iron County, MI spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.6M a year, or $295 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $546K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,547 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iron County, MI compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Iron County has 5.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $546K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Iron County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Iron County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Iron County at 11,757 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,547 households. Median household income in Iron County is $55,940, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Iron County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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