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Child care centers and preschools in Brule County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Brule County, SD, 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
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $771K
- On child care and other personal services · $394 a household
- Spending per listing
- $257K
- 74% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,278
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Brule County spend about $771K a year on child care and other personal services, or $394 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $257K per center, 74% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Brule County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.3, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Brule County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 489 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brule County grew 0.5%, 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 Brule County compares
The same measures for South Dakota 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 | Brule County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $257K | $598K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 489 | 1,306 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $394 | $399 | $581 |
| Median household income | $73,720 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $438K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Brule 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 Brule County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,278+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,955
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 817 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $73,720
- Average household income
- $92,266
- Median home value
- $216,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,961
- Daytime population
- 4,902Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Brule County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Codington County, SD | 56 | 6 | 4.8 | $723K | +4.3% | #673 of 1,611 |
| 2Lawrence County, SD | 46 | 6 | 5.0 | $749K | +14.0% | #927 of 1,611 |
| 3Minnehaha County, SD | 44 | 50 | 5.9 | $709K | +7.6% | #983 of 1,611 |
| 4Lincoln County, SD | 44 | 26 | 9.3 | $553K | +17.5% | #993 of 1,611 |
| 5Pennington County, SD | 39 | 34 | 7.3 | $549K | +6.6% | #1,132 of 1,611 |
| 6Meade County, SD | 37 | 7 | 5.8 | $673K | +2.7% | #1,166 of 1,611 |
| 7Brown County, SD | 35 | 14 | 8.6 | $449K | −1.7% | #1,235 of 1,611 |
| 8Union County, SD | 33 | 9 | 12.3 | $399K | +3.3% | #1,286 of 1,611 |
| 9Brookings County, SD | 31 | 11 | 8.0 | $470K | +9.6% | #1,321 of 1,611 |
| 10Hughes County, SD | 23 | 8 | 11.0 | $379K | −0.9% | #1,445 of 1,611 |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 15.3 | $257K | +0.5% |
Other business types in Brule 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 Brule County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in Brule County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Brule County, SD spend on child care and other personal services?
About $771K a year, or $394 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $257K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,955 households in Brule County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brule County, SD compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Brule County has 15.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $257K, 74% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Brule County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 489 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Brule County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Brule County at 5,278 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,955 households. Median household income in Brule County is $73,720, 9% 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?
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