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Child care centers and preschools in Renville County, MN

How Renville 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

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On child care and other personal services · $368 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,356
−2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 child care center or preschool in Renville County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

At $368 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in Renville County spend about $2.2M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each center on map listings.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Renville County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,514 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Renville County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, Renville County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Renville 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 Renville County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRenville CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.76.05.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$833K$1M
Households per official establishment1,5141,5671,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$368$500$581
Median household income$70,625$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 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 Renville 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 Renville County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,356−2.3% since 2020
Households
6,056
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
983 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$70,625+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,051
Median home value
$163,200
Jobs located here
5,418
Daytime population
12,602Residents 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 Renville 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
Renville County, MNNot scored11.7$2.2M−2.3%

Other business types in Renville 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 Renville County, MN?

There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Renville County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $2.2M a year, or $368 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,056 households in Renville County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Renville County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Renville County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,514 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Renville County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Renville County at 14,356 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,056 households. The median household income in Renville County is $70,625 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Renville County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Renville County

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