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Child care centers and preschools in Turner County, SD
How Turner 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
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $358 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 93% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,314
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Turner County spend about $1.3M a year on child care and other personal services, or $358 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. That works out to $319K per center, 68% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Turner County as of September 2026. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Turner County in 2023. That is one for every 892 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Turner County grew 7.3%, faster 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 Turner 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 | Turner County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $598K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 892 | 1,306 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $358 | $399 | $581 |
| Median household income | $75,771 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $347K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 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 Turner 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 Turner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,314+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,568
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $75,771
- Average household income
- $90,459
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,363
- Daytime population
- 6,909Residents 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 Turner 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 |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 11.2 | $319K | +7.3% |
Other business types in Turner 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 Turner County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 child care centers and preschools in Turner County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Turner County, SD spend on child care and other personal services?
About $1.3M a year, or $358 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $319K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,568 households in Turner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Turner County, SD compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Turner County has 11.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $319K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Turner County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 892 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Turner County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Turner County at 9,314 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,568 households. Median household income in Turner County is $75,771, 6% 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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