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Child care centers and preschools in Neshoba County, MS

How Neshoba County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On child care and other personal services · $333 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,732
−0.9% 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 Neshoba County spend about $3.4M a year on child care and other personal services, or $333 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each center on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Neshoba County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 50% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Neshoba County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,571 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Neshoba County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Neshoba County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Neshoba 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 Neshoba County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureNeshoba CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.96.25.8
Spending per listing$1.1M$591K$1M
Households per official establishment2,5711,4181,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$333$369$581
Median household income$57,013$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored12

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$524K
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
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 Neshoba 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 Neshoba County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,732−0.9% since 2020
Households
10,283
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$57,013+50.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,069
Median home value
$100,000
Jobs located here
12,443
Daytime population
28,894Residents 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 Neshoba 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
Neshoba County, MSNot scored32.9$1.1M−0.9%

Other business types in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in Neshoba County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $333 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,283 households in Neshoba County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Neshoba County has 2.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1M. 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 2,571 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Neshoba County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Neshoba County at 28,732 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,283 households. Median household income in Neshoba County is $57,013, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.1%, 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. Neshoba County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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