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Child care centers and preschools in Petroleum County, MT
How Petroleum County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
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
- $104K
- On child care and other personal services · $469 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 548
- +9.2% since 2020
See the child care centers and preschools around any address in Petroleum County
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What this means
At $469 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Petroleum County spend about $104K a year on child care and other personal services.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Petroleum County.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Petroleum County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Petroleum County grew 9.2%, 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 Petroleum County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Petroleum County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 7.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $807K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 940 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $469 | $608 | $581 |
| Median household income | $60,208 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 39 |
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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 0The 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 Petroleum 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 Petroleum County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 548+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 221
- Median age
- Not shownNot reliable for an area this small
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,656 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $60,208
- Average household income
- $78,436
- Median home value
- $201,400
- Jobs located here
- 76
- Daytime population
- Not shownNot reliable for an area this small
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Montana, with Petroleum County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Park County, MT | 79 | 5 | 6.0 | $1M | +5.7% | #106 of 1,611 |
| 2Gallatin County, MT | 55 | 48 | 9.4 | $848K | +7.7% | #692 of 1,611 |
| 3Flathead County, MT | 54 | 33 | 7.5 | $834K | +10.1% | #726 of 1,611 |
| 4Ravalli County, MT | 53 | 15 | 8.0 | $693K | +9.4% | #758 of 1,611 |
| 5Yellowstone County, MT | 50 | 55 | 7.9 | $816K | +4.5% | #827 of 1,611 |
| 6Missoula County, MT | 49 | 41 | 7.8 | $817K | +4.4% | #848 of 1,611 |
| 7Carbon County, MT | 47 | 5 | 10.7 | $608K | +9.1% | #912 of 1,611 |
| 8Lewis and Clark County, MT | 45 | 34 | 10.9 | $588K | +5.8% | #967 of 1,611 |
| 9Cascade County, MT | 43 | 23 | 6.5 | $862K | +0.7% | #1,002 of 1,611 |
| 10Lake County, MT | 41 | 14 | 11.1 | $506K | +6.9% | #1,086 of 1,611 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.2% |
Other business types in Petroleum 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 Petroleum County, MT?
There are no child care centers and preschools on map listings in Petroleum County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Petroleum County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Petroleum County, MT spend on child care and other personal services?
About $104K a year, or $469 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 221 households in Petroleum County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Petroleum County, MT compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Petroleum County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings.
How fast is Petroleum County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Petroleum County at 548 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 221 households. Median household income in Petroleum County is $60,208, 25% 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 Petroleum County
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