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Child care centers and preschools in Miami County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Miami County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #371 of 1,611 scored counties
#7 of 69 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $963K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,634
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Miami County comes to about $18.3M a year: $407 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $963K of household spending for each center on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 19 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Miami County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Miami County in 2023. That is one for every 2,994 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Miami County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Miami County is 66 (upper middle), #371 of 1,611 scored counties and #7 of 69 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Miami County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Miami County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $963K | $736K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,994 | 1,729 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $407 | $407 | $581 |
| Median household income | $76,817 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 162
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 150Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Miami 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 Miami County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,634+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 44,906
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 271
- Median household income
- $76,817+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,707
- Median home value
- $229,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,098
- Daytime population
- 100,851Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Miami County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 88 | 11 | 4.5 | $1.3M | +16.5% | #24 of 1,611 |
| 2Greene County, OH | 74 | 30 | 4.4 | $1.1M | +3.7% | #181 of 1,611 |
| 3Clermont County, OH | 72 | 31 | 3.6 | $1.3M | +3.9% | #213 of 1,611 |
| 4Geauga County, OH | 70 | 19 | 5.3 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #259 of 1,611 |
| 5Wood County, OH | 69 | 19 | 3.5 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #282 of 1,611 |
| 6Warren County, OH | 68 | 61 | 6.6 | $923K | +5.7% | #323 of 1,611 |
| 7Miami County, OH | 66 | 19 | 4.2 | $963K | +3.4% | #371 of 1,611 |
| 8Erie County, OH | 65 | 8 | 2.5 | $1.5M | −2.9% | #383 of 1,611 |
| 9Fairfield County, OH | 64 | 32 | 5.3 | $906K | +6.5% | #435 of 1,611 |
| 10Hancock County, OH | 63 | 11 | 3.5 | $1.1M | +0.1% | #451 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Miami 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 preschools66
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Miami County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 child care centers and preschools in Miami County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 150 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Miami County, OH spend on child care and other personal services?
About $18.3M a year, or $407 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $963K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,906 households in Miami County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miami County, OH compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Miami County has 4.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $963K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Miami County would have about 18, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,994 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Miami County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Miami County at 112,634 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,906 households. Median household income in Miami County is $76,817, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Miami County scores 66 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #371 of 1,611 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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