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Child care centers and preschools in Watonwan County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Watonwan County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $383 a household
- Spending per listing
- $539K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,459
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 child care centers and preschools in Watonwan County. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $383 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Watonwan County spend about $1.6M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $539K of household spending for each center on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Watonwan County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Watonwan County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Watonwan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Watonwan 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 | Watonwan County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $539K | $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 | +2.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $383 | $500 | $581 |
| Median household income | $71,699 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Watonwan 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 Watonwan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,459+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,227
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 435 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $71,699+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,447
- Median home value
- $162,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,626
- Daytime population
- 10,380Residents 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 Watonwan 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 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 7.1 | $539K | +2.0% |
Other business types in Watonwan 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 preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Watonwan County, MN?
There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Watonwan County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Watonwan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Watonwan County, MN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.6M a year, or $383 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $539K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,227 households in Watonwan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Watonwan County, MN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Watonwan County has 7.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $539K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Watonwan County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Watonwan County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Watonwan County at 11,459 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,227 households. The median household income in Watonwan County is $71,699 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Watonwan County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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