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Child care centers and preschools in Comanche County, OK

The child care centers and preschools in Comanche County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,482 of 1,611 scored counties
#30 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
33
4 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
42
+2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$16.1M
On child care and other personal services · $359 a household
Spending per listing
$488K
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
122,158
+0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Comanche County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,482 of 1,611 scored counties and #30 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $359 per household (38% below the U.S. average), households in Comanche County spend about $16.1M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 33 child care centers and preschools, that is $488K per center, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 33 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Comanche County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in Comanche County classed as child care services, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,069 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Comanche County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Comanche 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.

Child care and preschools in Comanche County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureComanche CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.35.55.8
Spending per listing$488K$735K$1M
Households per official establishment1,0691,4811,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.4%+9.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$359$406$581
Median household income$60,761$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score2037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 42+2.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
441
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
131Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
334 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Comanche 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 Comanche County

Population, 2025 estimate
122,158+0.8% since 2020
Households
44,898
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,069 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$60,761+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,985
Median home value
$163,800
Jobs located here
36,480
Daytime population
116,313Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Comanche County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK8382.5$1.8M+14.6%#52 of 1,611
2Grady County, OK8173.4$1.3M+7.7%#73 of 1,611
3Rogers County, OK7492.5$1.9M+7.1%#168 of 1,611
4Payne County, OK66103.1$1.2M+2.8%#361 of 1,611
5Canadian County, OK63315.3$922K+20.4%#462 of 1,611
6McClain County, OK5695.5$880K+18.4%#663 of 1,611
7Tulsa County, OK501625.9$747K+4.2%#831 of 1,611
8Sequoyah County, OK4963.9$797K+4.1%#851 of 1,611
9Kay County, OK4663.6$972K−0.3%#917 of 1,611
10Oklahoma County, OK451825.5$786K+3.0%#958 of 1,611
30Comanche County, OK20337.3$488K+0.8%#1,482 of 1,611

Other business types in Comanche County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Comanche County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 child care centers and preschools in Comanche County. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts list 131 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Comanche County, OK spend on child care and other personal services?

About $16.1M a year, or $359 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $488K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,898 households in Comanche County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Comanche County, OK compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Comanche County has 7.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $488K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Comanche County would have about 16, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,069 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Comanche County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Comanche County at 122,158 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,898 households. Median household income in Comanche County is $60,761, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, 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. Comanche County scores 20 for child care centers and preschools (low), #1,482 of 1,611 scored counties.

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