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Child care centers and preschools in Fillmore County, MN

The child care centers and preschools in Fillmore County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On child care and other personal services · $384 a household
Spending per listing
$838K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,540
+1.4% 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

At $384 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Fillmore County spend about $3.4M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $838K per center, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

Fillmore County has 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Fillmore County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fillmore County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Fillmore County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Fillmore 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.

Child care and preschools in Fillmore County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureFillmore CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.66.05.8
Spending per listing$838K$833K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5671,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$384$500$581
Median household income$77,512$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

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
43Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Fillmore 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 Fillmore County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,540+1.4% since 2020
Households
8,723
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
861 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$77,512+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,838
Median home value
$221,100
Jobs located here
6,465
Daytime population
17,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clay County, MN7983.0$1.4M+3.6%#96 of 1,611
2Crow Wing County, MN7862.0$1.9M+4.3%#107 of 1,611
3Wright County, MN75275.0$1.1M+11.1%#161 of 1,611
4Otter Tail County, MN7172.8$1.4M+1.6%#230 of 1,611
5Isanti County, MN7074.3$996K+7.3%#264 of 1,611
6Becker County, MN6753.5$1.1M+0.9%#336 of 1,611
7Winona County, MN6773.5$1.1M+1.8%#338 of 1,611
8Sherburne County, MN66195.3$1M+6.8%#368 of 1,611
9Washington County, MN66706.6$960K+6.9%#372 of 1,611
10Douglas County, MN6563.4$1.2M+2.6%#388 of 1,611
Fillmore County, MNNot scored44.6$838K+1.4%

Other business types in Fillmore County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Fillmore County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 child care centers and preschools in Fillmore County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Fillmore County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $384 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $838K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,723 households in Fillmore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fillmore County has 4.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $838K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Fillmore County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Fillmore County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Fillmore County at 21,540 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,723 households. Median household income in Fillmore County is $77,512, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Fillmore County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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