Child care · Small-town market · Ohio
Child care centers and preschools in the Van Wert, OH area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Van Wert, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #397 of 454 scored small-town markets
#25 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $324 a household
- Spending per listing
- $535K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,013
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Van Wert area scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #397 of 454 scored small-town markets and #25 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Van Wert area spend about $3.7M a year on child care and other personal services, or $324 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 child care centers and preschools, that is $535K per center, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Van Wert area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 5% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in the Van Wert area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Van Wert area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Van Wert area 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 | Van Wert area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $535K | $736K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,729 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $324 | $407 | $581 |
| Median household income | $67,917 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 35 |
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
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 the Van Wert 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 Van Wert area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,013+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,549
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,591
- Median home value
- $152,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,293
- Daytime population
- 25,207Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Van Wert area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Findlay, OH | 70 | 11 | 3.5 | $1.1M | +0.1% | #75 of 454 |
| 2Wooster, OH | 68 | 14 | 3.2 | $1.2M | −0.1% | #85 of 454 |
| 3Celina, OH | 67 | 5 | 3.0 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #96 of 454 |
| 4Sidney, OH | 67 | 7 | 3.7 | $1M | −0.2% | #97 of 454 |
| 5Chillicothe, OH | 66 | 7 | 2.3 | $1.4M | −0.8% | #104 of 454 |
| 6Mount Vernon, OH | 66 | 9 | 3.8 | $1M | +1.9% | #108 of 454 |
| 7Marietta, OH | 65 | 6 | 2.4 | $1.4M | −2.1% | #112 of 454 |
| 8Norwalk, OH | 64 | 5 | 2.1 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #115 of 454 |
| 9Ashland, OH | 62 | 5 | 2.4 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #126 of 454 |
| 10Marion, OH | 61 | 7 | 2.8 | $1.1M | −0.4% | #136 of 454 |
| 25Van Wert, OH | 27 | 7 | 6.1 | $535K | +0.3% | #397 of 454 |
Other business types in the Van Wert 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 preschools27
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Van Wert, OH area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 child care centers and preschools in the Van Wert area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in the Van Wert area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Van Wert, OH area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $3.7M a year, or $324 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $535K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,549 households in the Van Wert area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Van Wert, OH area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Van Wert area has 6.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $535K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Van Wert area would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Van Wert, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Van Wert area at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in the Van Wert area is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Van Wert area scores 27 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #397 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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