Child care · County · Oklahoma
Child care centers and preschools in Wagoner County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Wagoner County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #52 of 1,611 scored counties
#1 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $449 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,263
- +14.6% since 2020
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What this means
Wagoner County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #52 of 1,611 scored counties and #1 of 37 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for child care centers and preschools.
Households in Wagoner County spend about $14.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $449 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each center on map listings, 76% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Wagoner County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Wagoner County in 2023. That is one for every 2,241 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wagoner County grew 14.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wagoner 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 | Wagoner County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $735K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,241 | 1,481 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.2% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.6% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $449 | $406 | $581 |
| Median household income | $81,207 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Wagoner 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 Wagoner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,263+14.6% since 2020
- Households
- 31,379
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 154
- Median household income
- $81,207+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,385
- Median home value
- $234,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,206
- Daytime population
- 58,774Residents 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 |
Other business types in Wagoner 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 preschools83
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Wagoner County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 child care centers and preschools in Wagoner County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 101 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wagoner County, OK spend on child care and other personal services?
About $14.1M a year, or $449 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,379 households in Wagoner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wagoner County, OK compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Wagoner County has 2.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.8M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Wagoner County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,241 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Wagoner County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Wagoner County at 93,263 people in 2025, up 14.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,379 households. Median household income in Wagoner County is $81,207, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Wagoner County scores 83 for child care centers and preschools (high), #52 of 1,611 scored counties.
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