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Child care centers and preschools in Caddo County, OK
The child care centers and preschools in Caddo County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,413 of 1,611 scored counties
#27 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $472K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,130
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Caddo County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,413 of 1,611 scored counties and #27 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $313 per household (46% below the U.S. average), households in Caddo County spend about $2.8M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 6 child care centers and preschools, that is $472K per center, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Caddo County has 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Caddo County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,263 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $553K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Caddo County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caddo County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Caddo County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Caddo County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $472K | $735K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,263 | 1,481 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.2% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $313 | $406 | $581 |
| Median household income | $55,353 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $685K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $553K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Caddo 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 Caddo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,130−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,053
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,278 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $55,353+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,492
- Median home value
- $115,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,617
- Daytime population
- 24,034Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Caddo County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 83 | 8 | 2.5 | $1.8M | +14.6% | #52 of 1,611 |
| 2Grady County, OK | 81 | 7 | 3.4 | $1.3M | +7.7% | #73 of 1,611 |
| 3Rogers County, OK | 74 | 9 | 2.5 | $1.9M | +7.1% | #168 of 1,611 |
| 4Payne County, OK | 66 | 10 | 3.1 | $1.2M | +2.8% | #361 of 1,611 |
| 5Canadian County, OK | 63 | 31 | 5.3 | $922K | +20.4% | #462 of 1,611 |
| 6McClain County, OK | 56 | 9 | 5.5 | $880K | +18.4% | #663 of 1,611 |
| 7Tulsa County, OK | 50 | 162 | 5.9 | $747K | +4.2% | #831 of 1,611 |
| 8Sequoyah County, OK | 49 | 6 | 3.9 | $797K | +4.1% | #851 of 1,611 |
| 9Kay County, OK | 46 | 6 | 3.6 | $972K | −0.3% | #917 of 1,611 |
| 10Oklahoma County, OK | 45 | 182 | 5.5 | $786K | +3.0% | #958 of 1,611 |
| 27Caddo County, OK | 26 | 6 | 6.6 | $472K | −2.9% | #1,413 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Caddo 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 preschools26
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Caddo County, OK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 child care centers and preschools in Caddo County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Caddo County, OK spend on child care and other personal services?
About $2.8M a year, or $313 per household. That is 46% below the U.S. average (an index of 54, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $472K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,053 households in Caddo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caddo County, OK compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Caddo County has 6.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $472K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Caddo County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,263 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Caddo County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Caddo County at 26,130 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,053 households. Median household income in Caddo County is $55,353, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Caddo County scores 26 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,413 of 1,611 scored counties.
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