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Child care centers and preschools in Barton County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Barton County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On child care and other personal services · $271 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
11,795
+1.5% 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 Barton County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Barton County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Households in Barton County spend about $1.2M a year on child care and other personal services, or $271 per household, 53% below the U.S. average.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Barton County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,485 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Barton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no child care centers and preschools on map listings, Barton County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Barton 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 Barton County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBarton CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.05.95.8
Spending per listingn/a$679K$1M
Households per official establishment1,4851,7141,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$271$399$581
Median household income$51,635$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored29

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$425K
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses 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 Barton 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 Barton County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,795+1.5% since 2020
Households
4,454
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
592 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$51,635+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,871
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
3,343
Daytime population
9,923Residents 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 Barton 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
Barton County, MONot scored00.0n/a+1.5%

Other business types in Barton 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 Barton County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Barton 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 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.2M a year, or $271 per household. That is 53% below the U.S. average (an index of 47, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,454 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barton County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Barton County would have about 1, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,485 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Barton County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Barton County at 11,795 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,454 households. The median household income in Barton County is $51,635 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Barton County has no market score for child care centers and preschools, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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