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Child care centers and preschools in Jones County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Jones County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,140 of 1,611 scored counties
#12 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $343 a household
- Spending per listing
- $779K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,496
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 child care centers and preschools in Jones County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $343 per household (41% below the U.S. average), households in Jones County spend about $8.6M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $779K per center, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Jones County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,920 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 168 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $495K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Jones County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jones County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Jones County is 38 (lower middle), #1,140 of 1,611 scored counties and #12 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Jones 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.
| Measure | Jones County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $779K | $591K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,920 | 1,418 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $343 | $369 | $581 |
| Median household income | $52,216 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 174
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 168Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $495K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Jones 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 Jones County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,496−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 24,957
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $52,216+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,759
- Median home value
- $143,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,795
- Daytime population
- 69,175Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Jones County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lafayette County, MS | 82 | 7 | 3.7 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #66 of 1,611 |
| 2Hancock County, MS | 76 | 6 | 3.0 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #140 of 1,611 |
| 3DeSoto County, MS | 73 | 29 | 4.1 | $1.2M | +6.3% | #194 of 1,611 |
| 4Rankin County, MS | 61 | 23 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +3.2% | #507 of 1,611 |
| 5Madison County, MS | 60 | 26 | 5.9 | $907K | +6.5% | #549 of 1,611 |
| 6Oktibbeha County, MS | 47 | 11 | 5.0 | $733K | +0.4% | #903 of 1,611 |
| 7Jackson County, MS | 46 | 32 | 5.6 | $739K | +3.0% | #930 of 1,611 |
| 8Lamar County, MS | 44 | 19 | 7.5 | $592K | +4.7% | #990 of 1,611 |
| 9Marshall County, MS | 44 | 8 | 6.1 | $575K | +2.6% | #992 of 1,611 |
| 10Harrison County, MS | 42 | 45 | 5.4 | $690K | +4.0% | #1,043 of 1,611 |
| 12Jones County, MS | 38 | 11 | 4.4 | $779K | −1.0% | #1,140 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Jones 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 preschools38
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Jones County, MS?
Jones County has 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 168 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jones County, MS spend on child care and other personal services?
About $8.6M a year, or $343 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $779K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,957 households in Jones County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jones County, MS compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Jones County has 4.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $779K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Jones County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,920 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Jones County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Jones County at 66,496 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,957 households. The median household income in Jones County is $52,216 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Jones County scores 38 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,140 of 1,611 scored counties.
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