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Child care centers and preschools in Gilliam County, OR

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$477K
On child care and other personal services · $545 a household
Spending per listing
$238K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
22.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
1,971
−2.1% 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

At $545 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Gilliam County spend about $477K a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $238K of household spending for each center on map listings.

There are 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Gilliam County as of September 2026. That is 22.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Gilliam County in 2023. That is one for every 292 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Gilliam County declined 2.1% 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 Gilliam County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Gilliam County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureGilliam CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.96.85.8
Spending per listing$238K$1M$1M
Households per official establishment2921,1331,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$545$712$581
Median household income$66,917$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$489K
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 Gilliam 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 Gilliam County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,971−2.1% since 2020
Households
875
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,205 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$66,917
Average household income
$81,672
Median home value
$189,300
Jobs located here
791
Daytime population
1,853Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Gilliam County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, OR78184.7$1.5M+4.4%#112 of 1,611
2Douglas County, OR76132.7$1.9M+0.6%#137 of 1,611
3Jefferson County, OR7555.7$1.1M+4.7%#162 of 1,611
4Linn County, OR74234.5$1.2M+3.0%#176 of 1,611
5Clatsop County, OR7384.4$1.3M−0.6%#192 of 1,611
6Crook County, OR7365.6$1.2M+10.6%#195 of 1,611
7Umatilla County, OR7193.1$1.7M+1.5%#227 of 1,611
8Polk County, OR70103.0$2.4M+2.3%#248 of 1,611
9Tillamook County, OR6765.0$1.1M−0.3%#337 of 1,611
10Coos County, OR65124.2$1.3M−1.5%#387 of 1,611
Gilliam County, ORNot scored222.9$238K−2.1%

Other business types in Gilliam 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 Gilliam County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 child care centers and preschools in Gilliam County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $477K a year, or $545 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $238K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 875 households in Gilliam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gilliam County has 2 child care centers and preschools on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Gilliam County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 292 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Gilliam County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Gilliam County at 1,971 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 875 households. Median household income in Gilliam County is $66,917, 17% 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.

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

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