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Child care centers and preschools in Yellow Medicine County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Yellow Medicine County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $386 a household
- Spending per listing
- $524K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,477
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Yellow Medicine County spend about $1.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $386 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 child care centers and preschools, that is $524K per center, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Yellow Medicine County as of September 2026. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Yellow Medicine County in 2023. That is one for every 1,357 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Yellow Medicine County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Yellow Medicine 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 | Yellow Medicine County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $524K | $833K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,357 | 1,567 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $386 | $500 | $581 |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $238K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses 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 Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,477−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,070
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 759 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $74,000
- Average household income
- $94,525
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,872
- Daytime population
- 8,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 7.4 | $524K | −0.2% |
Other business types in Yellow Medicine County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Yellow Medicine County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in Yellow Medicine County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Yellow Medicine County, MN spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.6M a year, or $386 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $524K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,070 households in Yellow Medicine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yellow Medicine County, MN compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Yellow Medicine County has 7.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $524K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Yellow Medicine County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,357 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Yellow Medicine County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Yellow Medicine County at 9,477 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,070 households. Median household income in Yellow Medicine County is $74,000, 8% 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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