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Child care centers and preschools in Choctaw County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Choctaw County, MS, 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
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$984K
On child care and other personal services · $284 a household
Spending per listing
$984K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
8,048
−1.9% 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

Households in Choctaw County spend about $984K a year on child care and other personal services, or $284 per household, 51% below the U.S. average. That is about $984K of household spending for each center on map listings.

There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Choctaw County as of September 2026. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Choctaw County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,155 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Choctaw County declined 1.9% 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 Choctaw County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Choctaw County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureChoctaw CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.96.25.8
Spending per listing$984K$591K$1M
Households per official establishment1,1551,4181,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$284$369$581
Median household income$50,919$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored12

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$841K
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,048−1.9% since 2020
Households
3,464
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
418 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$50,919
Average household income
$63,816
Median home value
$117,200
Jobs located here
2,427
Daytime population
7,357Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Choctaw County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lafayette County, MS8273.7$1.3M+6.6%#66 of 1,611
2Hancock County, MS7663.0$1.4M+1.6%#140 of 1,611
3DeSoto County, MS73294.1$1.2M+6.3%#194 of 1,611
4Rankin County, MS61233.8$1.2M+3.2%#507 of 1,611
5Madison County, MS60265.9$907K+6.5%#549 of 1,611
6Oktibbeha County, MS47115.0$733K+0.4%#903 of 1,611
7Jackson County, MS46325.6$739K+3.0%#930 of 1,611
8Lamar County, MS44197.5$592K+4.7%#990 of 1,611
9Marshall County, MS4486.1$575K+2.6%#992 of 1,611
10Harrison County, MS42455.4$690K+4.0%#1,043 of 1,611
Choctaw County, MSNot scored12.9$984K−1.9%

Other business types in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 child care center or preschool in Choctaw County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $984K a year, or $284 per household. That is 51% below the U.S. average (an index of 49, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $984K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,464 households in Choctaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Choctaw County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,155 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Choctaw County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Choctaw County at 8,048 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,464 households. Median household income in Choctaw County is $50,919, 37% 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 Choctaw County

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