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Child care centers and preschools in Elko County, NV
The child care centers and preschools in Elko County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #124 of 1,611 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On child care and other personal services · $660 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 85% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,815
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Elko County is 77 (high), #124 of 1,611 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for child care centers and preschools.
At $660 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Elko County spend about $13M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 7 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.9M per center, 85% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
Elko County has 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Elko County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,963 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Elko County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Elko County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Elko County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,963 | 3,006 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.2% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $660 | $666 | $581 |
| Median household income | $86,487 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 89 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Elko 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 Elko County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,815+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,627
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 17,173 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,650
- Median home value
- $301,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,857
- Daytime population
- 52,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 93 | 6 | 2.5 | $2.4M | +9.5% | #2 of 1,611 |
| 2Clark County, NV | 91 | 266 | 3.1 | $2.1M | +5.8% | #11 of 1,611 |
| 3Washoe County, NV | 85 | 96 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +4.4% | #38 of 1,611 |
| 4Douglas County, NV | 84 | 9 | 4.2 | $1.8M | +1.2% | #43 of 1,611 |
| 5Elko County, NV | 77 | 7 | 3.6 | $1.9M | +2.1% | #124 of 1,611 |
| 6Carson City, NV | 58 | 12 | 5.1 | $1.2M | −0.2% | #593 of 1,611 |
| 7Churchill County, NV | 56 | 6 | 6.3 | $962K | +1.1% | #659 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Elko 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 preschools77
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Elko County, NV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 child care centers and preschools in Elko County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on child care and other personal services?
About $13M a year, or $660 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elko County, NV compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Elko County has 3.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.9M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Elko County would have about 13, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,963 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Elko County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 77 for child care centers and preschools (high), #124 of 1,611 scored counties.
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