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Child care centers and preschools in Hall County, NE

The child care centers and preschools in Hall County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #942 of 1,611 scored counties
#2 of 18 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9M
On child care and other personal services · $367 a household
Spending per listing
$644K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,633
+1.4% 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 Hall County spend about $9M a year on child care and other personal services, or $367 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 child care centers and preschools, that is $644K per center, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 14 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Hall County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Hall County classed as child care services. That is one for every 2,732 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 183 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hall County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Hall County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #942 of 1,611 scored counties and #2 of 18 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Hall 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.

Child care and preschools in Hall County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureHall CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.77.45.8
Spending per listing$644K$566K$1M
Households per official establishment2,7321,0801,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.1%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$367$421$581
Median household income$69,251$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score4620

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 9
Employees, 2023
214
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
183Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Hall 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 Hall County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,633+1.4% since 2020
Households
24,587
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$69,251+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,848
Median home value
$224,600
Jobs located here
35,068
Daytime population
66,331Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, NE5176.5$755K+3.9%#803 of 1,611
2Hall County, NE46145.7$644K+1.4%#942 of 1,611
3Lancaster County, NE41745.5$737K+3.4%#1,066 of 1,611
4Gage County, NE4155.4$654K+0.2%#1,073 of 1,611
5Sarpy County, NE41699.3$583K+9.0%#1,083 of 1,611
6Saunders County, NE4077.9$599K+6.0%#1,116 of 1,611
7Washington County, NE371011.9$425K+1.8%#1,174 of 1,611
8Platte County, NE36107.3$495K+3.9%#1,199 of 1,611
9Buffalo County, NE35105.0$788K+1.9%#1,207 of 1,611
10Douglas County, NE351958.2$573K+3.6%#1,224 of 1,611

Other business types in Hall County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Hall County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 child care centers and preschools in Hall County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 183 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9M a year, or $367 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $644K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,587 households in Hall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hall County has 5.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $644K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Hall County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,732 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Hall County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Hall County at 63,633 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,587 households. Median household income in Hall County is $69,251, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Hall County scores 46 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #942 of 1,611 scored counties.

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 Hall County

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