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Child care centers and preschools in Grenada County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Grenada County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 11 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,576 of 1,611 scored counties
#29 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On child care and other personal services · $342 a household
Spending per listing
$362K
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,868
−3.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Grenada County is 11 (low), #1,576 of 1,611 scored counties and #29 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 child care centers and preschools in Grenada County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Households in Grenada County spend about $2.9M a year on child care and other personal services, or $342 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 child care centers and preschools, that is $362K per center, 64% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Grenada County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,209 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Grenada County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Grenada 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 Grenada County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureGrenada CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.56.25.8
Spending per listing$362K$591K$1M
Households per official establishment1,2091,4181,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$342$369$581
Median household income$48,804$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1112

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
48Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Grenada 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 Grenada County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,868−3.3% since 2020
Households
8,464
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$48,804+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,152
Median home value
$132,200
Jobs located here
9,312
Daytime population
21,725Residents 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 Grenada 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
29Grenada County, MS1189.5$362K−3.3%#1,576 of 1,611

Other business types in Grenada 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 Grenada County, MS?

There are 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Grenada County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.9M a year, or $342 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $362K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,464 households in Grenada County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grenada County has 9.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $362K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Grenada County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,209 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Grenada County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Grenada County at 20,868 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,464 households. The median household income in Grenada County is $48,804 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Grenada County scores 11 for child care centers and preschools (low), #1,576 of 1,611 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Grenada County

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