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Child care centers and preschools in Rutland County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Rutland County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,253 of 1,611 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 23
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On child care and other personal services · $494 a household
- Spending per listing
- $544K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Rutland County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,253 of 1,611 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Rutland County comes to about $12.5M a year: $494 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $544K per center, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Rutland County has 23 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Rutland County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,688 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Rutland County. Population estimates show Rutland County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rutland County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 8.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $544K | $727K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,688 | 1,005 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $494 | $583 | $581 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 86Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Rutland 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 Rutland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Rutland County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 51 | 7 | 5.5 | $985K | +2.4% | #791 of 1,611 |
| 2Washington County, VT | 48 | 16 | 6.2 | $927K | −0.2% | #869 of 1,611 |
| 3Lamoille County, VT | 43 | 8 | 6.7 | $827K | +1.4% | #1,003 of 1,611 |
| 4Franklin County, VT | 42 | 15 | 7.5 | $724K | +2.3% | #1,040 of 1,611 |
| 5Addison County, VT | 41 | 13 | 8.7 | $693K | +1.8% | #1,070 of 1,611 |
| 6Chittenden County, VT | 40 | 65 | 9.1 | $755K | +0.4% | #1,099 of 1,611 |
| 7Orleans County, VT | 34 | 9 | 7.5 | $645K | +0.7% | #1,244 of 1,611 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 34 | 23 | 9.1 | $544K | −1.4% | #1,253 of 1,611 |
| 9Windsor County, VT | 33 | 23 | 9.1 | $646K | −0.7% | #1,268 of 1,611 |
| 10Caledonia County, VT | 32 | 10 | 7.6 | $636K | +0.8% | #1,293 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Rutland 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 preschools34
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Rutland County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 child care centers and preschools in Rutland County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 86 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on child care and other personal services?
About $12.5M a year, or $494 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $544K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Rutland County has 9.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $544K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Rutland County would have about 13, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,688 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 34 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,253 of 1,611 scored counties.
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