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Child care centers and preschools in Putnam County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Putnam 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
$608K
On child care and other personal services · $339 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
4,546
−3.0% 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

Households in Putnam County spend about $608K a year on child care and other personal services, or $339 per household, 42% below the U.S. average.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Putnam County. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Putnam County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Putnam County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Putnam 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 Putnam County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePutnam CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.05.95.8
Spending per listingn/a$679K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7141,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$339$399$581
Median household income$63,510$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored29

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
8Businesses 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,546−3.0% since 2020
Households
1,791
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
517 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$63,510
Average household income
$79,666
Median home value
$119,500
Jobs located here
914
Daytime population
3,806Residents 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 Putnam 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
Putnam County, MONot scored00.0n/a−3.0%

Other business types in Putnam County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Putnam County, MO?

There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Putnam County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $608K a year, or $339 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,791 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Putnam 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, Putnam County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Putnam County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Putnam County at 4,546 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,791 households. Median household income in Putnam County is $63,510, 21% 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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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Putnam County

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