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Child care centers and preschools in Codington County, SD
How Codington County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #673 of 1,611 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $347 a household
- Spending per listing
- $723K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,562
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 child care centers and preschools in Codington County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Codington County spend about $4.3M a year on child care and other personal services, or $347 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 child care centers and preschools, that is $723K per center, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Codington County in 2023. That is one for every 4,175 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Codington County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Codington County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #673 of 1,611 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Codington 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 | Codington County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $723K | $598K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,175 | 1,306 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $347 | $399 | $581 |
| Median household income | $72,727 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $558K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Codington 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 Codington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,562+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,526
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $72,727+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,805
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,302
- Daytime population
- 29,337Residents 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 Codington 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 |
Other business types in Codington 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 preschools56
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Codington County, SD?
There are 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Codington County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Codington County, SD spend on child care and other personal services?
About $4.3M a year, or $347 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $723K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,526 households in Codington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Codington County, SD compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Codington County has 4.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $723K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Codington County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,175 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Codington County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Codington County at 29,562 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,526 households. The median household income in Codington County is $72,727 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Codington County scores 56 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #673 of 1,611 scored counties.
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