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Child care centers and preschools in Bottineau County, ND

How Bottineau County, ND 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
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On child care and other personal services · $443 a household
Spending per listing
$395K
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
93% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,284
−1.6% 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

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Bottineau County comes to about $1.2M a year: $443 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $395K of household spending for each center on map listings, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

Bottineau County has 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Bottineau County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 535 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Bottineau County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Bottineau County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Bottineau County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBottineau CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.26.25.8
Spending per listing$395K$686K$1M
Households per official establishment5358851,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.5%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$443$423$581
Median household income$85,000$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$485K
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
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 Bottineau 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 Bottineau County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,284−1.6% since 2020
Households
2,674
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,669 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$85,000
Average household income
$110,332
Median home value
$193,200
Jobs located here
2,277
Daytime population
5,831Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across North Dakota

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

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morton County, ND5464.3$953K+3.8%#716 of 1,611
2Burleigh County, ND50225.3$887K+4.7%#821 of 1,611
3Grand Forks County, ND48123.8$997K+1.9%#868 of 1,611
4Cass County, ND40566.7$642K+9.1%#1,109 of 1,611
5Williams County, ND37106.6$747K+1.4%#1,161 of 1,611
6Ward County, ND24207.0$613K−2.4%#1,425 of 1,611
7Stark County, ND201410.3$404K+0.5%#1,487 of 1,611
8Richland County, ND20710.2$402K+1.2%#1,488 of 1,611
9Stutsman County, ND1677.4$493K−0.6%#1,537 of 1,611
10Rolette County, ND6615.9$227K−4.1%#1,600 of 1,611
Bottineau County, NDNot scored311.2$395K−1.6%

Other business types in Bottineau 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 Bottineau County, ND?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 child care centers and preschools in Bottineau County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.2M a year, or $443 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $395K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,674 households in Bottineau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bottineau County has 11.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $395K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Bottineau County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 535 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Bottineau County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Bottineau County at 6,284 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,674 households. Median household income in Bottineau County is $85,000, 5% above 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.

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Bottineau County

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