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Child care centers and preschools in Dewey County, OK

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$572K
On child care and other personal services · $351 a household
Spending per listing
$572K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,207
−6.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 child care center or preschool in Dewey County. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households.

At $351 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in Dewey County spend about $572K a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $572K per center.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Dewey County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Dewey County declined 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Dewey 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 Dewey County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureDewey CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.15.55.8
Spending per listing$572K$735K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4811,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$351$406$581
Median household income$62,569$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
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 Dewey 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 Dewey County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,207−6.0% since 2020
Households
1,631
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,000 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$62,569
Average household income
$81,140
Median home value
$133,600
Jobs located here
2,000
Daytime population
4,153Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Oklahoma

Every Oklahoma market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Dewey 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
Dewey County, OKNot scored16.1$572K−6.0%

Other business types in Dewey County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Dewey County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Dewey County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $572K a year, or $351 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $572K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,631 households in Dewey County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dewey County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending.

How fast is Dewey County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Dewey County at 4,207 people in 2025, down 6.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,631 households. The median household income in Dewey County is $62,569 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Dewey County

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