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Child care centers and preschools in Lyon County, MN
How Lyon 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 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,508 of 1,611 scored counties
#40 of 44 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $405 a household
- Spending per listing
- $342K
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,684
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Lyon County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,508 of 1,611 scored counties and #40 of 44 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $405 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Lyon County spend about $4.1M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 12 child care centers and preschools, that is $342K per center, 66% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Lyon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Lyon County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 778 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Lyon County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lyon County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lyon 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 | Lyon County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $342K | $833K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 778 | 1,567 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $405 | $500 | $581 |
| Median household income | $75,303 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 95Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Lyon 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 Lyon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,684+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,108
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $75,303+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,405
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 20,576
- Daytime population
- 33,035Residents 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 Lyon 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 |
| 40Lyon County, MN | 19 | 12 | 11.9 | $342K | +1.0% | #1,508 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Lyon 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 preschools19
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Lyon County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 child care centers and preschools in Lyon County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 95 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lyon County, MN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $4.1M a year, or $405 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $342K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,108 households in Lyon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lyon County, MN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Lyon County has 11.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $342K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Lyon County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 778 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Lyon County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Lyon County at 25,684 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,108 households. Median household income in Lyon County is $75,303, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Lyon County scores 19 for child care centers and preschools (low), #1,508 of 1,611 scored counties.
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