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Child care centers and preschools in Custer County, NE
The child care centers and preschools in Custer County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $338 a household
- Spending per listing
- $381K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,500
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 child care centers and preschools in Custer County. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $338 per household (42% below the U.S. average), households in Custer County spend about $1.5M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $381K per center, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Custer County classed as child care services. That is one for every 563 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Custer County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Custer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Custer County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Custer County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $381K | $566K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 563 | 1,080 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $338 | $421 | $581 |
| Median household income | $67,906 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $612K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,5000.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,502
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $67,906+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,495
- Median home value
- $157,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,714
- Daytime population
- 9,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 51 | 7 | 6.5 | $755K | +3.9% | #803 of 1,611 |
| 2Hall County, NE | 46 | 14 | 5.7 | $644K | +1.4% | #942 of 1,611 |
| 3Lancaster County, NE | 41 | 74 | 5.5 | $737K | +3.4% | #1,066 of 1,611 |
| 4Gage County, NE | 41 | 5 | 5.4 | $654K | +0.2% | #1,073 of 1,611 |
| 5Sarpy County, NE | 41 | 69 | 9.3 | $583K | +9.0% | #1,083 of 1,611 |
| 6Saunders County, NE | 40 | 7 | 7.9 | $599K | +6.0% | #1,116 of 1,611 |
| 7Washington County, NE | 37 | 10 | 11.9 | $425K | +1.8% | #1,174 of 1,611 |
| 8Platte County, NE | 36 | 10 | 7.3 | $495K | +3.9% | #1,199 of 1,611 |
| 9Buffalo County, NE | 35 | 10 | 5.0 | $788K | +1.9% | #1,207 of 1,611 |
| 10Douglas County, NE | 35 | 195 | 8.2 | $573K | +3.6% | #1,224 of 1,611 |
| Custer County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 8.9 | $381K | 0.0% |
Other business types in Custer 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 preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Custer County, NE?
There are 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Custer County, NE spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.5M a year, or $338 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $381K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,502 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, NE compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Custer County has 8.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $381K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Custer County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 563 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Custer County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 10,500 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,502 households. The median household income in Custer County is $67,906 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Custer County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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