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Child care centers and preschools in Jim Wells County, TX
The child care centers and preschools in Jim Wells County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,260 of 1,611 scored counties
#91 of 104 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $357 a household
- Spending per listing
- $949K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,804
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Jim Wells County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,260 of 1,611 scored counties and #91 of 104 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 child care centers and preschools in Jim Wells County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $357 per household (38% below the U.S. average), households in Jim Wells County spend about $4.7M a year on child care and other personal services. That works out to $949K per center, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Jim Wells County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 781 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $117K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Jim Wells County. Population estimates show Jim Wells County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jim Wells County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Jim Wells County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $949K | $916K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 781 | 1,761 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $357 | $507 | $581 |
| Median household income | $51,896 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 106Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $117K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,804−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 13,279
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 865 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $51,896+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,948
- Median home value
- $123,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,134
- Daytime population
- 36,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 93 | 5 | 2.7 | $2M | +21.9% | #3 of 1,611 |
| 2Kendall County, TX | 92 | 9 | 5.1 | $1.4M | +19.6% | #8 of 1,611 |
| 3Comal County, TX | 91 | 33 | 4.6 | $1.4M | +27.9% | #13 of 1,611 |
| 4Johnson County, TX | 88 | 23 | 3.5 | $1.4M | +20.5% | #23 of 1,611 |
| 5Montgomery County, TX | 86 | 119 | 4.8 | $1.3M | +24.9% | #35 of 1,611 |
| 6Rockwall County, TX | 85 | 22 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +28.9% | #39 of 1,611 |
| 7Hunt County, TX | 84 | 10 | 2.6 | $1.6M | +23.0% | #45 of 1,611 |
| 8Wise County, TX | 83 | 10 | 4.0 | $1.4M | +21.5% | #57 of 1,611 |
| 9Chambers County, TX | 82 | 7 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +22.6% | #63 of 1,611 |
| 10Midland County, TX | 81 | 29 | 4.3 | $1.4M | +10.0% | #71 of 1,611 |
| 91Jim Wells County, TX | 33 | 5 | 3.8 | $949K | −0.2% | #1,260 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Jim Wells 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 preschools33
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Jim Wells County, TX?
Jim Wells County has 5 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 106 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jim Wells County, TX spend on child care and other personal services?
About $4.7M a year, or $357 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $949K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,279 households in Jim Wells County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jim Wells County, TX compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Jim Wells County has 3.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $949K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 781 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Jim Wells County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Jim Wells County at 38,804 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,279 households. The median household income in Jim Wells County is $51,896 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Jim Wells County scores 33 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,260 of 1,611 scored counties.
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