Child care · Metro area · North Dakota
Child care centers and preschools in the Minot, ND metro area
The child care centers and preschools in the Minot, ND metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #380 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 22
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $426 a household
- Spending per listing
- $615K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,694
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Minot metro area scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #380 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in the Minot metro area comes to about $13.5M a year: $426 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $615K per center, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The Minot metro area has 22 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Minot metro area in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 993 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $564K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Minot metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Minot metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Minot metro area 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 | Minot metro area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $615K | $686K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 993 | 885 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.2% | +19.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $426 | $423 | $581 |
| Median household income | $78,200 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32−3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 339
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 188Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $564K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Minot metro area, 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 the Minot metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,694−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 31,781
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $78,200+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,202
- Median home value
- $254,000
- Jobs located here
- 32,284
- Daytime population
- 74,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Dakota for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Minot metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bismarck, ND | 45 | 28 | 5.0 | $913K | +4.5% | #233 of 387 |
| 2Fargo, ND-MN | 35 | 64 | 5.8 | $739K | +7.7% | #292 of 387 |
| 3Grand Forks, ND-MN | 32 | 20 | 4.6 | $842K | +0.8% | #314 of 387 |
| 4Minot, ND | 13 | 22 | 6.9 | $615K | −2.4% | #380 of 387 |
Other business types in the Minot metro area
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 preschools13
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Minot, ND metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 child care centers and preschools in the Minot metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. Another 188 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Minot, ND metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $13.5M a year, or $426 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $615K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,781 households in the Minot metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Minot, ND metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Minot metro area has 6.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $615K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Minot metro area would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 993 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Minot, ND metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Minot metro area at 75,694 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,781 households. Median household income in the Minot metro area is $78,200, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.9%, 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. The Minot metro area scores 13 for child care centers and preschools (low), #380 of 387 scored metro areas.
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