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Child care centers and preschools in Washington County, UT
How Washington 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 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #5 of 1,611 scored counties
#1 of 16 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 31
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $653 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 213,670
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
Washington County scores 93 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #5 of 1,611 scored counties and #1 of 16 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for child care centers and preschools.
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 child care centers and preschools in Washington County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Households in Washington County spend about $45.6M a year on child care and other personal services, or $653 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each center on map listings, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Washington County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 3,489 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Washington County. Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington 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.
| Measure | Washington County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,489 | 1,510 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $653 | $771 | $581 |
| Median household income | $80,632 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 164Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 311 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 213,670+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 69,786
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $80,632+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,780
- Median home value
- $510,700
- Jobs located here
- 87,513
- Daytime population
- 200,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Utah, with Washington County marked.
Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, UT | 93 | 31 | 4.4 | $1.5M | +17.4% | #5 of 1,611 |
| 2Wasatch County, UT | 80 | 9 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +9.9% | #81 of 1,611 |
| 3Utah County, UT | 75 | 164 | 8.1 | $1M | +14.5% | #164 of 1,611 |
| 4Davis County, UT | 73 | 89 | 7.7 | $1.1M | +4.8% | #197 of 1,611 |
| 5Box Elder County, UT | 73 | 11 | 5.6 | $1.1M | +12.7% | #198 of 1,611 |
| 6Tooele County, UT | 71 | 19 | 7.9 | $982K | +19.2% | #242 of 1,611 |
| 7Salt Lake County, UT | 68 | 246 | 5.8 | $1.4M | +2.9% | #305 of 1,611 |
| 8Duchesne County, UT | 68 | 5 | 7.3 | $851K | +6.3% | #326 of 1,611 |
| 9Weber County, UT | 65 | 83 | 8.8 | $790K | +5.8% | #408 of 1,611 |
| 10Uintah County, UT | 62 | 10 | 8.2 | $710K | +7.3% | #496 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Washington 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 preschools93
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Washington County, UT?
Washington County has 31 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 164 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, UT spend on child care and other personal services?
About $45.6M a year, or $653 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,786 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, UT compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Washington County has 4.4 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.5M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Washington County would have about 46, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,489 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 213,670 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,786 households. The median household income in Washington County is $80,632 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.8% 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. Washington County scores 93 for child care centers and preschools (very high), #5 of 1,611 scored counties.
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