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Child care centers and preschools in Carter County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Carter County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $550K
- On child care and other personal services · $270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $550K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 5,418
- +4.2% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in Carter County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 child care center or preschool in Carter County. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Carter County comes to about $550K a year: $270 per household, 54% below the U.S. average. That works out to $550K per center.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Carter County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carter County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Carter 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.
| Measure | Carter County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $550K | $679K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,714 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $270 | $399 | $581 |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,418+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 2,038
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $50,000
- Average household income
- $63,722
- Median home value
- $159,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,403
- Daytime population
- 4,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Carter County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the child care centers and preschools on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Carter County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 75 | 6 | 4.3 | $981K | +9.2% | #167 of 1,611 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 67 | 13 | 5.7 | $748K | +11.4% | #351 of 1,611 |
| 3Platte County, MO | 65 | 28 | 6.4 | $839K | +6.7% | #405 of 1,611 |
| 4Cass County, MO | 64 | 25 | 5.8 | $782K | +7.1% | #440 of 1,611 |
| 5Jefferson County, MO | 63 | 38 | 4.3 | $971K | +2.7% | #458 of 1,611 |
| 6Clay County, MO | 63 | 52 | 5.1 | $901K | +4.3% | #464 of 1,611 |
| 7St. Charles County, MO | 63 | 100 | 6.2 | $900K | +4.9% | #465 of 1,611 |
| 8Camden County, MO | 61 | 7 | 3.9 | $984K | +2.9% | #520 of 1,611 |
| 9Taney County, MO | 59 | 7 | 3.1 | $1M | +1.7% | #572 of 1,611 |
| 10Franklin County, MO | 58 | 16 | 3.7 | $1M | +3.1% | #604 of 1,611 |
| Carter County, MO | Not scored | 1 | 4.9 | $550K | +4.2% |
Other business types in Carter County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Carter County, MO?
There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Carter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carter County, MO spend on child care and other personal services?
About $550K a year, or $270 per household. That is 54% below the U.S. average (an index of 46, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $550K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,038 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, MO compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Carter County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending.
How fast is Carter County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 5,418 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,038 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,000 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Carter County. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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