Child care · Small-town market · Utah
Child care centers and preschools in the Vernal, UT area
How the Vernal, UT area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #101 of 454 scored small-town markets
#3 of 5 scored small-town markets based 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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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 child care centers and preschools in the Vernal area. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in the Vernal area spend about $7.1M a year on child care and other personal services, or $585 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 10 child care centers and preschools, that is $710K per center, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Vernal area 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 the Vernal area 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 the Vernal area is 67 (upper middle), #101 of 454 scored small-town markets and #3 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Vernal 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 | Vernal area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $710K | $1.1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,024 | 1,510 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 67 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Vernal 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 Vernal area
- 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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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Utah for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Utah (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Vernal area marked.
Top small-town markets in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brigham City, UT-ID | 73 | 13 | 6.1 | $1M | +12.6% | #55 of 454 |
| 2Heber, UT | 72 | 27 | 9.4 | $1.2M | +5.3% | #61 of 454 |
| 3Vernal, UT | 67 | 10 | 8.2 | $710K | +7.3% | #101 of 454 |
| 4Cedar City, UT | 60 | 13 | 6.4 | $873K | +16.4% | #147 of 454 |
| Evanston, WY-UT | 59 | 10 | 11.6 | $514K | +2.0% | #163 of 454 |
| 5Price, UT | 47 | 5 | 6.2 | $750K | +1.0% | #255 of 454 |
Other business types in the Vernal 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 preschools67
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Vernal, UT area?
There are 10 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Vernal area as of September 2026. 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 the Vernal, UT area 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 the Vernal area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vernal, UT area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Vernal area 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 national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Vernal area 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 the Vernal, UT area growing?
Population estimates put the Vernal area at 38,278 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,145 households. The median household income in the Vernal area is $73,746 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Vernal area scores 67 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #101 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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