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Child care centers and preschools in Powell County, MT

How Powell 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
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On child care and other personal services · $469 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
7,157
+3.1% 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 Powell County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Powell County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Powell County comes to about $1.1M a year: $469 per household, 19% below the U.S. average.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Powell County in 2023. That is one for every 811 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Powell County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with 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 Powell 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.

Child care and preschools in Powell County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasurePowell CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.07.55.8
Spending per listingn/a$807K$1M
Households per official establishment8119401,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$469$608$581
Median household income$66,923$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$86K
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses 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 Powell 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 Powell County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,157+3.1% since 2020
Households
2,432
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,326 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$66,923
Average household income
$86,677
Median home value
$306,500
Jobs located here
2,370
Daytime population
6,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Montana, with Powell County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Park County, MT7956.0$1M+5.7%#106 of 1,611
2Gallatin County, MT55489.4$848K+7.7%#692 of 1,611
3Flathead County, MT54337.5$834K+10.1%#726 of 1,611
4Ravalli County, MT53158.0$693K+9.4%#758 of 1,611
5Yellowstone County, MT50557.9$816K+4.5%#827 of 1,611
6Missoula County, MT49417.8$817K+4.4%#848 of 1,611
7Carbon County, MT47510.7$608K+9.1%#912 of 1,611
8Lewis and Clark County, MT453410.9$588K+5.8%#967 of 1,611
9Cascade County, MT43236.5$862K+0.7%#1,002 of 1,611
10Lake County, MT411411.1$506K+6.9%#1,086 of 1,611
Powell County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+3.1%

Other business types in Powell 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 Powell County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no child care centers and preschools in Powell 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.1M 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 2,432 households in Powell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Powell County has no child care centers and preschools on map listings. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Powell County would have about 1, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 811 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Powell County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Powell County at 7,157 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,432 households. The median household income in Powell County is $66,923 a year, 17% 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 Powell County

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