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Child care centers and preschools in Faribault County, MN
How Faribault County, MN 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,514 of 1,611 scored counties
#42 of 44 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $354 a household
- Spending per listing
- $431K
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,888
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Faribault County is 18 (low), #1,514 of 1,611 scored counties and #42 of 44 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Faribault County spend about $2.2M a year on child care and other personal services, or $354 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That works out to $431K per center, 57% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 5 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Faribault County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Faribault County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Faribault County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Faribault County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Faribault County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $431K | $833K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,567 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $354 | $500 | $581 |
| Median household income | $66,815 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 43 |
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
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 Faribault 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 Faribault County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,888−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,079
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 713 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $66,815+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,181
- Median home value
- $135,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,396
- Daytime population
- 13,083Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Faribault County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clay County, MN | 79 | 8 | 3.0 | $1.4M | +3.6% | #96 of 1,611 |
| 2Crow Wing County, MN | 78 | 6 | 2.0 | $1.9M | +4.3% | #107 of 1,611 |
| 3Wright County, MN | 75 | 27 | 5.0 | $1.1M | +11.1% | #161 of 1,611 |
| 4Otter Tail County, MN | 71 | 7 | 2.8 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #230 of 1,611 |
| 5Isanti County, MN | 70 | 7 | 4.3 | $996K | +7.3% | #264 of 1,611 |
| 6Becker County, MN | 67 | 5 | 3.5 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #336 of 1,611 |
| 7Winona County, MN | 67 | 7 | 3.5 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #338 of 1,611 |
| 8Sherburne County, MN | 66 | 19 | 5.3 | $1M | +6.8% | #368 of 1,611 |
| 9Washington County, MN | 66 | 70 | 6.6 | $960K | +6.9% | #372 of 1,611 |
| 10Douglas County, MN | 65 | 6 | 3.4 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #388 of 1,611 |
| 42Faribault County, MN | 18 | 5 | 8.2 | $431K | −0.1% | #1,514 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Faribault 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 preschools18
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Faribault County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 child care centers and preschools in Faribault County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Faribault County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Faribault County, MN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $2.2M a year, or $354 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $431K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,079 households in Faribault County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Faribault County, MN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Faribault County has 8.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $431K, 57% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Faribault County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Faribault County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Faribault County at 13,888 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,079 households. Median household income in Faribault County is $66,815, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Faribault County scores 18 for child care centers and preschools (low), #1,514 of 1,611 scored counties.
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