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Child care centers and preschools in Red Lake County, MN

How Red Lake 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

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
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$627K
On child care and other personal services · $375 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
3,940
+0.1% 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

There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Red Lake County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Red Lake County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

At $375 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Red Lake County spend about $627K a year on child care and other personal services.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Red Lake County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Red Lake County grew 0.1% 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 Red Lake 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 Red Lake County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRed Lake CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.06.05.8
Spending per listingn/a$833K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5671,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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$375$500$581
Median household income$77,188$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
11Businesses 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 Red Lake 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 Red Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,940+0.1% since 2020
Households
1,671
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
432 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$77,188
Average household income
$89,569
Median home value
$162,000
Jobs located here
1,100
Daytime population
2,956Residents 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 Red Lake 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
Red Lake County, MNNot scored00.0n/a+0.1%

Other business types in Red Lake 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 Red Lake County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Red Lake County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Red Lake County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $627K a year, or $375 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,671 households in Red Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Red Lake County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Red Lake County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Red Lake County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Red Lake County at 3,940 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,671 households. The median household income in Red Lake County is $77,188 a year, 4% 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.

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 Red Lake County

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