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Child care centers and preschools in Andrew County, MO

The child care centers and preschools in Andrew County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On child care and other personal services · $383 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,241
+0.7% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Andrew County spend about $2.7M a year on child care and other personal services, or $383 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per center.

Andrew County has 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Andrew County in 2023. That is one for every 2,329 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Andrew County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Andrew County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Andrew County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Andrew County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureAndrew CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.95.95.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$679K$1M
Households per official establishment2,3291,7141,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$383$399$581
Median household income$75,625$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored29

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$370K
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 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 Andrew 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 Andrew County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,241+0.7% since 2020
Households
6,988
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
433 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$75,625+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,996
Median home value
$215,400
Jobs located here
2,751
Daytime population
12,756Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Andrew County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, MO7564.3$981K+9.2%#167 of 1,611
2Lincoln County, MO67135.7$748K+11.4%#351 of 1,611
3Platte County, MO65286.4$839K+6.7%#405 of 1,611
4Cass County, MO64255.8$782K+7.1%#440 of 1,611
5Jefferson County, MO63384.3$971K+2.7%#458 of 1,611
6Clay County, MO63525.1$901K+4.3%#464 of 1,611
7St. Charles County, MO631006.2$900K+4.9%#465 of 1,611
8Camden County, MO6173.9$984K+2.9%#520 of 1,611
9Taney County, MO5973.1$1M+1.7%#572 of 1,611
10Franklin County, MO58163.7$1M+3.1%#604 of 1,611
Andrew County, MONot scored22.9$1.3M+0.7%

Other business types in Andrew 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 Andrew County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 child care centers and preschools in Andrew 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 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.7M a year, or $383 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,988 households in Andrew County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Andrew County has 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Andrew County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,329 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Andrew County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Andrew County at 18,241 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,988 households. Median household income in Andrew County is $75,625, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. Andrew County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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

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