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Child care centers and preschools in Rolette County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Rolette County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,600 of 1,611 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.4M
- On child care and other personal services · $362 a household
- Spending per listing
- $227K
- 77% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,688
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Rolette County is 6 (very low), #1,600 of 1,611 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 child care centers and preschools in Rolette County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Rolette County comes to about $1.4M a year: $362 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 child care centers and preschools, that is $227K per center, 77% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Rolette County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 471 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show Rolette County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rolette 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 | Rolette County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $227K | $686K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 471 | 885 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $362 | $423 | $581 |
| Median household income | $59,517 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $643K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 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 Rolette 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 Rolette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,688−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,769
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $59,517+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,773
- Median home value
- $103,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,280
- Daytime population
- 12,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Rolette 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 preschools6
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Rolette County, ND?
Rolette County has 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rolette County, ND spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.4M a year, or $362 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $227K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,769 households in Rolette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rolette County, ND compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Rolette County has 15.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $227K, 77% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Rolette County would have about 1, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 471 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Rolette County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Rolette County at 11,688 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,769 households. The median household income in Rolette County is $59,517 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Rolette County scores 6 for child care centers and preschools (very low), #1,600 of 1,611 scored counties.
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