Child care · Metro area · Utah
Child care centers and preschools in the Logan, UT-ID metro area
How the Logan, UT-ID metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #243 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah
- Listings
- 42
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +18.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $639 a household
- Spending per listing
- $751K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,889
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Logan metro area spend about $31.5M a year on child care and other personal services, or $639 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $751K per center, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 42 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Logan metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 47% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in the Logan metro area classed as child care services, up 18.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 197 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Logan metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Logan metro area grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, the Logan metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #243 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah.
How the Logan metro area compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Logan metro area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $751K | $1.1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,029 | 1,510 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.0% | +32.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $639 | $771 | $581 |
| Median household income | $81,126 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48+18.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 477
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 197Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 422 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Logan metro area, 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 the Logan metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,889+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 49,371
- Median age
- 30.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,828 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $81,126+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,726
- Median home value
- $436,800
- Jobs located here
- 64,493
- Daytime population
- 143,406Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Logan metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. George, UT | 93 | 31 | 4.4 | $1.5M | +17.4% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 74 | 166 | 8.0 | $1M | +14.5% | #37 of 387 |
| 3Ogden, UT | 69 | 172 | 8.0 | $991K | +5.3% | #60 of 387 |
| 4Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 67 | 265 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +3.8% | #70 of 387 |
| 5Logan, UT-ID | 44 | 42 | 8.5 | $751K | +8.8% | #243 of 387 |
Other business types in the Logan metro area
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 preschools44
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Logan, UT-ID metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 child care centers and preschools in the Logan metro area. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 197 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Logan, UT-ID metro area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $31.5M a year, or $639 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $751K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,371 households in the Logan metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Logan, UT-ID metro area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Logan metro area has 8.5 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $751K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Logan metro area would have about 32, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Logan, UT-ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Logan metro area at 160,889 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,371 households. Median household income in the Logan metro area is $81,126, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. The Logan metro area scores 44 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #243 of 387 scored metro areas.
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