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Child care centers and preschools in Uintah County, UT

How Uintah County, UT 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #496 of 1,611 scored counties
#10 of 16 scored counties in Utah

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On child care and other personal services · $585 a household
Spending per listing
$710K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,278
+7.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Uintah County spend about $7.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $585 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $710K per center, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Uintah County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Uintah County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,024 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Uintah County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Uintah County is 62 (upper middle), #496 of 1,611 scored counties and #10 of 16 scored counties in Utah.

How Uintah County 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.

Child care and preschools in Uintah County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureUintah CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.26.95.8
Spending per listing$710K$1.1M$1M
Households per official establishment2,0241,5101,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.1%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$585$771$581
Median household income$73,746$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score6273

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Uintah 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 Uintah County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,278+7.3% since 2020
Households
12,145
Median age
33.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
4,483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$73,746+13.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,276
Median home value
$298,600
Jobs located here
13,294
Daytime population
33,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Utah, with Uintah County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, UT93314.4$1.5M+17.4%#5 of 1,611
2Wasatch County, UT8097.0$1.4M+9.9%#81 of 1,611
3Utah County, UT751648.1$1M+14.5%#164 of 1,611
4Davis County, UT73897.7$1.1M+4.8%#197 of 1,611
5Box Elder County, UT73115.6$1.1M+12.7%#198 of 1,611
6Tooele County, UT71197.9$982K+19.2%#242 of 1,611
7Salt Lake County, UT682465.8$1.4M+2.9%#305 of 1,611
8Duchesne County, UT6857.3$851K+6.3%#326 of 1,611
9Weber County, UT65838.8$790K+5.8%#408 of 1,611
10Uintah County, UT62108.2$710K+7.3%#496 of 1,611

Other business types in Uintah County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Uintah County, UT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 child care centers and preschools in Uintah County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Uintah County, UT spend on child care and other personal services?

About $7.1M a year, or $585 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $710K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,145 households in Uintah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Uintah County, UT compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Uintah County has 8.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $710K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Uintah County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,024 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Uintah County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Uintah County at 38,278 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,145 households. Median household income in Uintah County is $73,746, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.0%, 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. Uintah County scores 62 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #496 of 1,611 scored counties.

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