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Child care centers and preschools in McCurtain County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,588 of 1,611 scored counties
#36 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On child care and other personal services · $309 a household
Spending per listing
$314K
69% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,744
−0.3% 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

McCurtain County scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,588 of 1,611 scored counties and #36 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 child care centers and preschools in McCurtain County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Household spending on child care and other personal services in McCurtain County comes to about $3.4M a year: $309 per household, 47% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 child care centers and preschools, that is $314K per center, 69% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in McCurtain County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 857 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McCurtain County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How McCurtain 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 McCurtain County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureMcCurtain CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.95.55.8
Spending per listing$314K$735K$1M
Households per official establishment8571,4811,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.2%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$309$406$581
Median household income$51,929$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score937

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
100
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in McCurtain 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 McCurtain County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,744−0.3% since 2020
Households
11,143
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,851 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$51,929+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,083
Median home value
$144,500
Jobs located here
12,436
Daytime population
31,250Residents 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 McCurtain 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
36McCurtain County, OK9119.9$314K−0.3%#1,588 of 1,611

Other business types in McCurtain 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 McCurtain County, OK?

There are 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings in McCurtain County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $309 per household. That is 47% below the U.S. average (an index of 53, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $314K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,143 households in McCurtain County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McCurtain County has 9.9 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $314K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, McCurtain County would have about 3, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 857 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is McCurtain County, OK growing?

Population estimates put McCurtain County at 30,744 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,143 households. The median household income in McCurtain County is $51,929 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. McCurtain County scores 9 for child care centers and preschools (very low), #1,588 of 1,611 scored counties.

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