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Child care centers and preschools in Jefferson County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Jefferson 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
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$763K
On child care and other personal services · $306 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
6,825
−5.8% 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

There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Jefferson County comes to about $763K a year: $306 per household, 47% below the U.S. average.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as child care services. That is one for every 831 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 5.8%, 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.06.25.8
Spending per listingn/a$591K$1M
Households per official establishment8311,4181,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.8%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$306$369$581
Median household income$38,305$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored12

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,825−5.8% since 2020
Households
2,494
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$38,305
Average household income
$56,585
Median home value
$81,300
Jobs located here
1,497
Daytime population
6,333Residents 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 Jefferson 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
Jefferson County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−5.8%

Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Jefferson 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 also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $763K a year, or $306 per household. That is 47% below the U.S. average (an index of 53, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,494 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 1, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 831 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 6,825 people in 2025, down 5.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,494 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $38,305 a year, 53% 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 Jefferson County

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