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Child care centers and preschools in Wallowa County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Wallowa 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
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $507 a household
- Spending per listing
- $429K
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,595
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Wallowa County comes to about $1.7M a year: $507 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $429K per center, 57% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Wallowa County has 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Wallowa County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wallowa County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Wallowa 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.
| Measure | Wallowa County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $429K | $1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,133 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $507 | $712 | $581 |
| Median household income | $67,112 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Wallowa 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 Wallowa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,595+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 3,387
- Median age
- 49.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 3,146 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $67,112
- Average household income
- $83,394
- Median home value
- $394,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,963
- Daytime population
- 7,503Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wallowa County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the child care centers and preschools on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Wallowa County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, OR | 78 | 18 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +4.4% | #112 of 1,611 |
| 2Douglas County, OR | 76 | 13 | 2.7 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #137 of 1,611 |
| 3Jefferson County, OR | 75 | 5 | 5.7 | $1.1M | +4.7% | #162 of 1,611 |
| 4Linn County, OR | 74 | 23 | 4.5 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #176 of 1,611 |
| 5Clatsop County, OR | 73 | 8 | 4.4 | $1.3M | −0.6% | #192 of 1,611 |
| 6Crook County, OR | 73 | 6 | 5.6 | $1.2M | +10.6% | #195 of 1,611 |
| 7Umatilla County, OR | 71 | 9 | 3.1 | $1.7M | +1.5% | #227 of 1,611 |
| 8Polk County, OR | 70 | 10 | 3.0 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #248 of 1,611 |
| 9Tillamook County, OR | 67 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #337 of 1,611 |
| 10Coos County, OR | 65 | 12 | 4.2 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #387 of 1,611 |
| Wallowa County, OR | Not scored | 4 | 11.8 | $429K | +2.6% |
Other business types in Wallowa County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Wallowa County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 child care centers and preschools in Wallowa County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Wallowa County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wallowa County, OR spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.7M a year, or $507 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $429K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,387 households in Wallowa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wallowa County, OR compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Wallowa County has 11.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $429K, 57% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Wallowa County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Wallowa County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Wallowa County at 7,595 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,387 households. Median household income in Wallowa County is $67,112, 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.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wallowa 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.
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