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Child care centers and preschools in Hickory County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Hickory 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
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $864K
- On child care and other personal services · $240 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 9,044
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Hickory County comes to about $864K a year: $240 per household, 59% below the U.S. average.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Hickory County. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Hickory County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Hickory County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hickory County grew 8.9%, 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 Hickory 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 | Hickory County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $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 | +8.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $240 | $399 | $581 |
| Median household income | $39,390 | $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
- 10Businesses 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 Hickory 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 Hickory County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,044+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 3,601
- Median age
- 52.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 399 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $39,390
- Average household income
- $54,402
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,550
- Daytime population
- 6,787Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hickory County?
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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 Hickory 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 |
| Hickory County, MO | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.9% |
Other business types in Hickory 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 Hickory County, MO?
There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Hickory County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Hickory County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hickory County, MO spend on child care and other personal services?
About $864K a year, or $240 per household. That is 59% below the U.S. average (an index of 41, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,601 households in Hickory County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hickory County, MO compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Hickory County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Hickory County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
How fast is Hickory County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Hickory County at 9,044 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,601 households. Median household income in Hickory County is $39,390, 51% 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?
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