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Child care centers and preschools in Stephens County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Stephens County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,375 of 1,611 scored counties
#24 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $377 a household
- Spending per listing
- $552K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,310
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Stephens County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,375 of 1,611 scored counties and #24 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 child care centers and preschools in Stephens County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $377 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Stephens County spend about $6.6M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $552K per center, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Stephens County classed as child care services. That is one for every 976 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates show Stephens County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stephens 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 | Stephens County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $552K | $735K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 976 | 1,481 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.2% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $377 | $406 | $581 |
| Median household income | $61,620 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Stephens 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 Stephens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,310+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,567
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,620+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $145,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,578
- Daytime population
- 41,720Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 24Stephens County, OK | 28 | 12 | 6.8 | $552K | +3.4% | #1,375 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Stephens 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 preschools28
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Stephens County, OK?
Stephens County has 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stephens County, OK spend on child care and other personal services?
About $6.6M a year, or $377 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $552K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,567 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stephens County, OK compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Stephens County has 6.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $552K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Stephens County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 976 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Stephens County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Stephens County at 44,310 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,567 households. The median household income in Stephens County is $61,620 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Stephens County scores 28 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,375 of 1,611 scored counties.
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