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Child care centers and preschools in Silver Bow County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Silver Bow County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,299 of 1,611 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $483 a household
- Spending per listing
- $573K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,118
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Silver Bow County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,299 of 1,611 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 child care centers and preschools in Silver Bow County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $483 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Silver Bow County spend about $7.5M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $573K of household spending for each center on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Silver Bow County in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 617 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Silver Bow County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Silver Bow 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 | Silver Bow County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 7.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $573K | $807K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 617 | 940 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +5.9% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $483 | $608 | $581 |
| Median household income | $61,754 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 25+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,118+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,419
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,754+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,950
- Median home value
- $255,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,312
- Daytime population
- 35,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Silver Bow County, MT | 32 | 13 | 8.4 | $573K | +2.6% | #1,299 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Silver Bow County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools32
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Silver Bow County, MT?
Silver Bow County has 13 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Silver Bow County, MT spend on child care and other personal services?
About $7.5M a year, or $483 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $573K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,419 households in Silver Bow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Silver Bow County, MT compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Silver Bow County has 8.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $573K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Silver Bow County would have about 7, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 617 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Silver Bow County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Silver Bow County at 36,118 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,419 households. The median household income in Silver Bow County is $61,754 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
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. Silver Bow County scores 32 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,299 of 1,611 scored counties.
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