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Child care centers and preschools in Pontotoc County, MS
The child care centers and preschools in Pontotoc County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,349 of 1,611 scored counties
#15 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.9M
- On child care and other personal services · $327 a household
- Spending per listing
- $644K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,096
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Pontotoc County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,349 of 1,611 scored counties and #15 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 child care centers and preschools in Pontotoc County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $327 per household (44% below the U.S. average), households in Pontotoc County spend about $3.9M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $644K per center, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Pontotoc County in 2023. That is one for every 1,182 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pontotoc County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pontotoc 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 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $644K | $591K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,182 | 1,418 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $327 | $369 | $581 |
| Median household income | $51,484 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,096+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,819
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 498 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,266
- Median home value
- $157,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,251
- Daytime population
- 30,006Residents 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 Pontotoc 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 |
| 15Pontotoc County, MS | 29 | 6 | 5.1 | $644K | +2.9% | #1,349 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Pontotoc 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 preschools29
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Pontotoc County, MS?
There are 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Pontotoc County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, MS spend on child care and other personal services?
About $3.9M a year, or $327 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $644K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, MS compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Pontotoc County has 5.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $644K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,182 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Pontotoc County scores 29 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,349 of 1,611 scored counties.
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