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Child care centers and preschools in Hettinger County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Hettinger County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$424K
On child care and other personal services · $376 a household
Spending per listing
$424K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
8.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,492
+0.4% 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

At $376 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Hettinger County spend about $424K a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $424K per center.

Hettinger County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings as of September 2026. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Hettinger County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Hettinger County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hettinger 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 Hettinger County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureHettinger CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.86.25.8
Spending per listing$424K$686K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a8851,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.5%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$376$423$581
Median household income$73,026$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Hettinger 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 Hettinger County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,492+0.4% since 2020
Households
1,130
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,132 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$73,026
Average household income
$94,487
Median home value
$117,300
Jobs located here
617
Daytime population
2,054Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across North Dakota

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 Hettinger 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
Hettinger County, NDNot scored18.8$424K+0.4%

Other business types in Hettinger 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 Hettinger County, ND?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 child care center or preschool in Hettinger County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Hettinger County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $424K a year, or $376 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $424K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,130 households in Hettinger County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hettinger County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Hettinger County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Hettinger County at 2,492 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,130 households. Median household income in Hettinger County is $73,026, 10% below 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.

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 Hettinger County

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