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Child care centers and preschools in Johnston County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Johnston County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.3M
On child care and other personal services · $327 a household
Spending per listing
$424K
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,448
+2.0% 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 3 child care centers and preschools in Johnston County. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Johnston County comes to about $1.3M a year: $327 per household, 44% below the U.S. average. That is about $424K of household spending for each center on map listings, 58% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Johnston County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Johnston County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, Johnston County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Johnston 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 Johnston County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureJohnston CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.75.55.8
Spending per listing$424K$735K$1M
Households per official establishment1,2971,4811,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$327$406$581
Median household income$52,688$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$498K
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Johnston 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 Johnston County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,448+2.0% since 2020
Households
3,891
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
643 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$52,688+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,066
Median home value
$116,500
Jobs located here
3,227
Daytime population
9,622Residents 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 Johnston 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
Johnston County, OKNot scored37.7$424K+2.0%

Other business types in Johnston 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 Johnston County, OK?

Johnston County has 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.3M a year, or $327 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $424K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,891 households in Johnston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnston County has 7.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $424K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Johnston County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnston County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Johnston County at 10,448 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,891 households. The median household income in Johnston County is $52,688 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Johnston County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Johnston County. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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