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Child care centers and preschools in Cass County, ND
How Cass 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 · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,109 of 1,611 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 56
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- +15.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.9M
- On child care and other personal services · $428 a household
- Spending per listing
- $642K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,794
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 child care centers and preschools in Cass County. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 16% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Cass County comes to about $35.9M a year: $428 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $642K per center, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 97 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as child care services, up 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 865 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 412 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $944K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Cass County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Cass County is 40 (lower middle), #1,109 of 1,611 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Cass 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.
| Measure | Cass County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $642K | $686K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 865 | 885 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.5% | +19.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $428 | $423 | $581 |
| Median household income | $75,555 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84 → 97+15.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,430
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 412Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 564 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $944K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,794+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 83,945
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,765 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,789
- Median home value
- $298,000
- Jobs located here
- 131,603
- Daytime population
- 221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Cass County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morton County, ND | 54 | 6 | 4.3 | $953K | +3.8% | #716 of 1,611 |
| 2Burleigh County, ND | 50 | 22 | 5.3 | $887K | +4.7% | #821 of 1,611 |
| 3Grand Forks County, ND | 48 | 12 | 3.8 | $997K | +1.9% | #868 of 1,611 |
| 4Cass County, ND | 40 | 56 | 6.7 | $642K | +9.1% | #1,109 of 1,611 |
| 5Williams County, ND | 37 | 10 | 6.6 | $747K | +1.4% | #1,161 of 1,611 |
| 6Ward County, ND | 24 | 20 | 7.0 | $613K | −2.4% | #1,425 of 1,611 |
| 7Stark County, ND | 20 | 14 | 10.3 | $404K | +0.5% | #1,487 of 1,611 |
| 8Richland County, ND | 20 | 7 | 10.2 | $402K | +1.2% | #1,488 of 1,611 |
| 9Stutsman County, ND | 16 | 7 | 7.4 | $493K | −0.6% | #1,537 of 1,611 |
| 10Rolette County, ND | 6 | 6 | 15.9 | $227K | −4.1% | #1,600 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Cass 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 preschools40
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Cass County, ND?
Cass County has 56 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019. Official counts list 412 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on child care and other personal services?
About $35.9M a year, or $428 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $642K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Cass County has 6.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $642K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Cass County would have about 36, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 865 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 40 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,109 of 1,611 scored counties.
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